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Nuclear fission fragment excitation of electronic transition laser mediaSpecific characteristics of the media including density, excitation rates, wavelength, kinetics, fissile material, scale size, and medium uniformity are assessed. The use of epithermal neutrons, homogeneously mixed fissile material, and special high cross section nuclear isotopes to optimize coupling of the energy to the medium are shown to be important considerations maximizing the scale size, energy deposition, and medium uniformity. It is demonstrated that e-beam excitation can be used to simulate nuclear pumping conditions to facilitate the search for candidate media.
Document ID
19780018906
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lorents, D. C.
(Stanford Research Inst. Menlo Park, CA, United States)
Mccusker, M. V.
(Stanford Research Inst. Menlo Park, CA, United States)
Rhodes, C. K.
(Stanford Research Inst. Menlo Park, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1976
Publication Information
Publication: Princeton Univ. Partially Ionized Plasmas, Including the 3rd Symp. on Uranium Plasmas
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
78N26849
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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