The Gamma-Ray Laser Project.

Abstract

Recent approaches to the problem of the gamma-ray laser have focused upon upconversion techniques in which metastable nuclei are pumped with long wavelength radiation. At the nuclear level the storage of energy can approach tera-Joules (10 to the 12tj power J) per liter for thousands of years. However, any plan to use such a resource for a gamma-ray laser poses problems of a broad interdisciplinary nature requiring the fusion of concepts taken from relatively unrelated fields of physics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184824

Entities

People

  • Carl B. Collins

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Accuracy
  • Angular Momentum
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Energy Levels
  • Gamma Ray Lasers
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ground State
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Decay
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy