Fission reactor pumped lasers: History and prospects
Abstract
A historical account is given of work at Sandia since 1979, beginning with initial experiments on reactor ionized electrical excitation of CO2 lasers. An account of recent work at Sandia is also given centering on the Pulsed Reactor III for experiments at high excitation rates with small laser volumes, and the Sandia Annular Core Research Reactor for experiments at lower excitation rates with larger laser volume. Prospects are given for future reactor pumped laser work.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989STIN...8925456M
- Keywords:
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- Laser Pumping;
- Nuclear Fission;
- Nuclear Reactors;
- Fission Products;
- Pulsed Lasers;
- Lasers and Masers