Nuclear-Pumped Lasers

by Mark Prelas and Mark A. Prelas

Book Overview

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-pumping and nuclear reactions that may be used as drivers for nuclear-pumped lasers. The book goes on to explore the efficient transport of energy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331936913X
• ISBN13: 9783319369136
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 417 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"