Beschreibung:
This book focuses on Nuclear-Pumped Laser (NPL) technology and provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of NPLs, a review of research in the field, and exploration of large scale NPL system design and applications.
1 Introduction to Nuclear-Pumped Lasers.- 2 Radiation Interaction With Matter.- 3 Direct Energy Conversion Principles as Applied to Lasers.- 4 Nuclear-Pumped Lasers.- 5 Reactor and Laser Coupling.- 6 Applications.- Appendix 1: Neutron Cross Sections from Neutron Resonance Parameters and Thermal Cross Sections.- Appendix 2: Plasma Basics.- Appendix 3: Maxwell Boltzmann Distribution Function.- Appendix 4: Thermal Neutron Cross Sections for Some Elements and Compounds (from Reactor Physics Constants ANL 5800 1963 for 2200 m/s Neutron Speed.