Stimulated emission has been observed on the copper 510.6-, 570.0-, and 578.2-nm, and the gold 627.8-nm transitions at room temperature. Separate discharges are used to produce the metal vapor by sputtering in the presence of a supersonic gas flow, and to excite the metal atoms.
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Perry et al. (1984) studied this question.