Proposed nuclear pumped laser experiments utilizing gamma-rays

Two experiments are described which use a different approach to nuclear pumped lasers. Gamma-rays will be used to attempt lasing on the C yields A transition in the XeF excimer. One experiment will use the gamma-rays to directly pump a high pressure laser mixture, and the other experiment will use gamma-rays to create photons which will in turn photolytically pump an XeF2 laser mixture. Cell design is described and first-order energy deposition calculations are presented. Predicted energy outputs from half-liter laser cells are 17.0 J for the photolytic experiment, and 1.0 J for the direct gamma experiment.