Afrl-rw-eg-tr-2009-7080 Positronium Annihilation Gamma Ray Laser
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چکیده
The goal of the work reported here is the perfection of a powerful laser based on the coherent annihilation of a Bose-Einstein condensate of positronium, the hydrogen-like atoms formed from bound electronpositron pairs. We have made progress in several areas that takes us closer to our goal. Specifically we report (I) advances in positron storage and manipulation techniques; (II) Development of laser systems for cooling positronium atoms and measuring their velocity distribution; (III) A theoretical estimate of the ignition threshold for DT fuel heated by a burst from an annihilation gamma ray laser; and (IV) A new concept for more rapid laser cooling of light atoms including positronium.
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