IDA Gamma-Ray Laser Annual Summary Report (1989): Investigation of the Feasibility of Developing a Laser Using Nuclear Transitions

Abstract

This paper generalizes the Haake-Reibold model of superfluorescence to take into account certain effects that, while negligible for atomic emission, are important for the nuclear case. Comparisons are made of three different approaches to numerical computation based on the model, and a number of explicit calculations are made to illustrate the behavior of the emitted pulse under various conditions. In addition, the paper presents detailed analyses of the effects of homogeneous broadening and relaxation on superfluorescent emission.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259476

Entities

People

  • Bohdan Balko
  • Gary Herling
  • Irvin W. Kay
  • John Neuberger

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Atomic Properties
  • Databases
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy Levels
  • Gamma Rays
  • Nuclear Properties
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclei
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Quantum Properties
  • Resonance
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers