Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Laser Cooling and Emittance Control of Neutral Beams.

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical studies are made of issues relevant to laser cooling and emittance control of neutral beams. Experimental accomplishments include development of a technique for state specific velocity selection in atomic beams, observation of the Optical Kapitza Dirac Effect, construction of sodium and atomic hydrogen beam facilities, and initial development of a tunable, transform limited, Vacuum Ultraviolet source. Theoretical accomplishments include development of a theory of pi pulse cooling, a theory of two photon ionization in atomic hydrogen resonant with the Lyman alpha transition, and an incorporation of the effects of intense fields in the theory of the Optical Kapitza Dirac Effect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1987
Accession Number
ADA179226

Entities

People

  • A. J. Palmer
  • D. G. Steel
  • J. F. Lam
  • R. A. Mcfarlane
  • R. S. Turley

Organizations

  • HRL Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Diffraction
  • Doppler Effect
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy Levels
  • Ground State
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Momentum
  • Optics
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Standing Waves
  • Wave Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Software Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy