Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol.98, No.31, 7427-7429, 1994
Raman Pumping in the Absence of an External Light-Source
The first observation of a chemically enhanced resonance Raman pumping process, observed in the absence of an external light source, is reported. In an extended path length reactive environment, sodium dimer molecules are Raman pumped by radiation from the Na D-line produced by the reaction of additional dimer molecules with bromine atoms. The observed Raman spectrum would appear to result from much more than a simple light scattering process.