Fusion pumped light source
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for generating energy in the form of light radiation. A fusion reactor is provided for generating a long, or continuous, pulse of high-energy neutrons. The neutron flux is coupled directly with the lasing medium. The lasing medium includes a first component selected from Group O of the periodic table of the elements and having a high inelastic scattering cross section. Gamma radiation from the inelastic scattering reactions interacts with the first component to excite the first component, which decays by photon emission at a first output wavelength. The first output wavelength may be shifted to a second output wavelength using a second liquid component responsive to the first output wavelength. The light outputs may be converted to a coherent laser output by incorporating conventional optics adjacent the laser medium.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866987
- Patent Number(s):
- 4835787
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fusion; pumped; light; source; apparatus; provided; generating; energy; form; radiation; reactor; continuous; pulse; high-energy; neutrons; neutron; flux; coupled; directly; lasing; medium; component; selected; periodic; table; elements; inelastic; scattering; section; gamma; reactions; interacts; excite; decays; photon; emission; output; wavelength; shifted; liquid; responsive; outputs; converted; coherent; laser; incorporating; conventional; optics; adjacent; output wavelength; coherent laser; laser output; light source; neutron flux; fusion reactor; gamma radiation; laser medium; periodic table; lasing medium; photon emission; light output; coupled directly; energy neutrons; high-energy neutrons; component selected; liquid component; output wave; energy neutron; generating energy; fusion pumped; conventional optics; /372/376/
Citation Formats
Pappas, Daniel S. Fusion pumped light source. United States: N. p., 1989.
Web.
Pappas, Daniel S. Fusion pumped light source. United States.
Pappas, Daniel S. Sun .
"Fusion pumped light source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866987.
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title = {Fusion pumped light source},
author = {Pappas, Daniel S},
abstractNote = {Apparatus is provided for generating energy in the form of light radiation. A fusion reactor is provided for generating a long, or continuous, pulse of high-energy neutrons. The neutron flux is coupled directly with the lasing medium. The lasing medium includes a first component selected from Group O of the periodic table of the elements and having a high inelastic scattering cross section. Gamma radiation from the inelastic scattering reactions interacts with the first component to excite the first component, which decays by photon emission at a first output wavelength. The first output wavelength may be shifted to a second output wavelength using a second liquid component responsive to the first output wavelength. The light outputs may be converted to a coherent laser output by incorporating conventional optics adjacent the laser medium.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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