Nuclear-Pumped Lasers

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. Early chapters look at the fundamental properties of lasers, nuclear-pump...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Prelas, Mark (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Temas:
Nuclear engineering.
Nuclear physics.
Nuclear Energy.
Nuclear and Particle Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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