shrox wrote:
Would anyone happen to know the frequency and type of laser one could use to do this? I'm looking to heat the nitrogen gas in ambient pressure to 400F in less than a few milliseconds, almost instantly if possible. It's part of my career as a mad scientist developing non-lethal action toolbelt stuff for superheros.
>extremely powerful laser
>fits in a toolbelt
Pick one, not both.
And excuse me, I haven't had a chance to sneak into laser physics classes yet (but I'm so going to <.<), but um, can you actually make an efficient laser for any frequency? I thought the reason most lasers are of the same few wavelengths (like red and green) is that they're produced by moving electrons around in the outer layers of gasses or crystals. If it was "easy" to produce a laser for any wavelength (excluding filtering light or moving the viewer toward the laser at the speed of light), wouldn't they be more readily available to the general public? Or is it just a matter of them being a little more expensive but still of the same size as consumer lasers?