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Photodissociation ofnitrosyl chloride, NOCI, using both an incoherent flashlamp and a 193 nm ArF excimer laser was investigated with the objective of producing high inversion densities within the highly vibrationally excited levels (v" > 8) of the NO (X.27r) ground electronic state. Results obtained and their influence on the potential of the NOCI photodissociation system for production of new optically pumped infrared and ultraviolet lasers, and for laser frequency up-conversion into the ultraviolet and vacuum ultraviolet using the stimulated anti-Stokes Raman process are discussed in detail.

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