NASA NTRS · 19800052060
Nuclear-induced excimer fluorescence
Abstract
A theoretical calculation of a proposed atomic iodine laser system excited by a nuclear-powered photon source is considered. Overall system efficiency of 1.6% is calculated for the KrF fluorescent system and 2.3% for the Ar2F system. Laser power output of about 30 kW is estimated for a laser tube 1.8 cm in diameter and 60 cm long when used with a fast burst reactor. Such systems should easily scale to very high power.
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Wilson, J. W., Shapiro, A.. 1980-05-01. Nuclear-induced excimer fluorescence. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19800052060
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