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The study of a halogen atom/metal vapor laser in terms of CW power and performance reveals that the halogen atom/metal vapor combination represents a family of short wavelength, chemically pumped, CW lasers. This type of laser can be compared to the hydrogen fluoride/deuterium fluoride laser, in terms of power per unit mass flow rate and power per unit nozzle area. This is indicated by an estimate for the fluoride/sodium combination, which represents surrogates for the halogen and metal species. This laser is useful because of its short wavelength.