"Excited Dimer". A gas mixture used as the active medium in a family of lasers emitting ultraviolet light.
an abbreviated label for "excited dimer"
Abbreviation for excited dimer
laser an ultraviolet laser used in refractive surgery to remove corneal tissue.
Excited Dimer, e.g. KrF*, XeCl* (* indicates the molecule exists only in an excited state)
An excimerBirks, JB "Excimers", Rep. Prog. Phys. 1975, 38, 903-974. (originally short for excited dimer) is a short-lived dimeric or heterodimeric molecule formed from two species, at least one of which is in an electronic excited state.