Competition between stimulated Raman scattering and resonant laser emission

Competitive phenomena between stimulated Raman scattering and resonant laser emission in atomic lead are studied through photodissociation of PbCl2 with a UV laser. The different dependences of their intensities on the UV power, the density of PbCl2 and the pressure of buffer gases are investigated. The results indicate that under the conditions of high pump intensity and low buffer gas pressure SRS can have the advantage of RLE.