Applied Physics Letters · 1977 · 37 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesNuclear EngineeringPhysicsNuclear ChemistryNuclear PhysicsOpticsLaser OpticsLaser PhysicsHigh-power LasersLaser Gain MaterialsLasersNuclear Reaction DynamicsOptimum TemperatureTemperature OptimumTotal Pressure
A 6150-Å He-Hg laser, pumped solely by the 1n (10B,α) 7Li nuclear reaction, has been achieved using the Sandia SPRII reactor. The optimum conditions for lasing were 600 Torr total pressure with 2.5 mTorr Hg partial pressure, with a threshold for lasing of ∼1016 n/cm2 sec. This is the first visible-wavelength laser having nuclear energy as its only source of excitation.
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VISIBLE LASER TRANSITIONS IN Hg+
William E. Bell · Applied Physics Letters · 1964 · 83 citations
Direct nuclear pumping of a Ne-N2 laser
Russell J. DeYoung, W. E. Wells, George H. Miley et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1976 · 45 citations