Searches , social queries for GAMMA RAY-LASER
Search references for GAMMA RAY-LASER. Phrases containing GAMMA RAY-LASER
See searches and references containing GAMMA RAY-LASER!
Search references for GAMMA RAY-LASER. Phrases containing GAMMA RAY-LASER
See searches and references containing GAMMA RAY-LASER!GAMMA RAY-LASER
Hypothetical device
A gamma-ray laser, or graser, is a hypothetical device that would produce coherent gamma rays, just as an ordinary laser produces coherent rays of visible
Gamma-ray_laser
Topics referred to by the same term
A graser or gamma-ray laser is a hypothetical device that would produce coherent gamma rays. Graser may also refer to: Gräser or Graser, a surname a gravity
Graser_(disambiguation)
American theoretical physicist
foundations of quantum mechanics; and laser theory, particularly as it applies to conceptual designs for the gamma-ray laser. Solem's work on the interception
Johndale_Solem
Electron-positron production from two photons
(composed of non-coherent hard x-ray and gamma-ray photons) generated from the interaction of two extremely intense lasers on solid thin foils or gas jets
Breit–Wheeler_process
Device that emits light via optical amplification
above 300 GHz) are called lasers (e.g. infrared lasers, visible lasers, ultraviolet lasers, X-ray lasers, gamma-ray lasers), whereas devices operating
Laser
Bombarding atomic nuclei to give off very short-wavelength light
In physics, induced gamma emission (IGE) refers to the process of fluorescent emission of gamma rays from excited nuclei, usually involving a specific
Induced_gamma_emission
Laser using electron beam in vacuum as gain medium
and infrared, to the visible spectrum, ultraviolet, and X-ray. The first free-electron laser was developed by John Madey in 1971 at Stanford University
Free-electron_laser
Gamma 'bomb' debate, 1997 to 2009
debate over the possibility of "triggering" rapid energy releases, via gamma-ray emission, from 178m2Hf, a nuclear isomer of hafnium. The energy release
Hafnium_controversy
weapons. Laser construction List of laser articles Maser producing or amplifying a coherent microwave beam X-ray laser producing a coherent x-ray or EUV
List_of_laser_types
Device for producing coherent EM waves in the sub-visible spectrum
including grasers (gamma ray lasers), xasers (x-ray lasers), uvasers (ultraviolet lasers), lasers (visible lasers), irasers (infrared lasers), masers (microwave
Maser
Penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation
A gamma ray, also known as gamma radiation (symbol γ), is a penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation arising from high-energy interactions like the
Gamma_ray
to gravity guns. Gamma-ray laser Discussion on Physics StackExchange. Killus, James (2007-01-19). "Unintentional Irony: The Gamma Laser". Unintentional
Gravity_laser
American physicist
for nuclear radiation analogues of the optical laser, now known as the gamma-ray laser, or Gamma-Ray Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
George_C._Baldwin
Extremely accurate clock in development
Lisa (May 2, 2011). "Proposed gamma-ray laser could emit 'nuclear light'". Phys.org. Harris, David (April 22, 2011). "Laser from Atomic Nuclei". Physical
Nuclear_clock
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
matter-antimatter GeV gamma ray laser photon rocket is possible by a relativistic proton-antiproton pinch discharge, where the recoil from the laser beam is transmitted
Interstellar_travel
Possible future technology
Nuclear fusion bomb power plant Nuclear isomer bomb/Pure gamma-ray bomb Nuclear pulse-powered X-ray laser Nuclear-powered car Nuclear-powered cruise missile
List of hypothetical technologies
List_of_hypothetical_technologies
Metastable excited state of a nuclide
3821828827(15) nm, in the far ultraviolet instead of the typical gamma ray band. This allows for direct nuclear laser spectroscopy. Such ultra-precise spectroscopy, however
Nuclear_isomer
Rockets using antimatter as their power source
matter-antimatter GeV gamma ray laser photon rocket made possible by a relativistic proton-antiproton pinch discharge, where the recoil from the laser beam is transmitted
Antimatter propulsion spacecraft
Antimatter_propulsion_spacecraft
Powering mechanism for lasers
Solem, J. C. (1992). "Application of 10GeV electron driven x-ray laser in gamma-ray laser research" (PDF). Proceedings of Workshop on Scientific Applications
Laser_pumping
Fictional weapon
various names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, laser pistol, phaser, zap gun, etc. In most stories a raygun emits a ray usually lethal
Raygun
GRENOUILLE Gain-switching Gain (lasers) Galvanometer Gamma ray laser Gamut Gas centrifuge Gas dynamic laser Gas laser Gaser, Gamma Amplification by Stimulated
List_of_laser_articles
Romanian physicist and linguist (1932–2023)
collaborations with Denisa Popescu in laser spectroscopy. He also had pioneering contributions in the field of gamma-ray lasers with Carl B. Collins and Silviu
Ioan-Iovitz_Popescu
Directed-energy weapon using lasers
A laser weapon is a type of directed-energy weapon (DEW) that uses lasers to inflict damage. Laser weapons are of two types: low-power laser dazzlers that
Laser_weapon
Chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down by light
orbiting satellites detect an average of about one gamma-ray burst (GRB) per day. Because gamma-ray bursts are visible to distances encompassing most of
Photodissociation
Full range of electromagnetic radiation frequencies
radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. The electromagnetic waves in each of these bands have different
Electromagnetic_spectrum
Scattering of photons off charged particles
gamma rays and high energy X-rays with atoms in living beings and is applied in radiation therapy. Compton scattering is an important effect in gamma
Compton_scattering
European physics research organization
p. 2. Cartlidge, Edwin (2 March 2022). "European laser project rocked by potential loss of gamma ray beam". Science. The Extreme Light Infrastructure
Extreme_Light_Infrastructure
Device that narrows or straightens a beam of particles or waves
shearing interferometer. In X-ray optics, gamma ray optics, and neutron optics, a collimator is a device that filters a stream of rays so that only those traveling
Collimator
Chemical element with atomic number 72 (Hf)
Retrieved 6 October 2025. Thomsen, D. E. (1986). "Pumping up Hope for a Gamma Ray Laser". Science News. 130 (18): 276. doi:10.2307/3970900. ISSN 0036-8423
Hafnium
Particle physicist in South Africa
background processes. His research also focuses on the development of a gamma ray laser using a specially fabricated diamond superlattice as a crystalline
Simon_Connell
Anime series and spinoffs
space colonies but are stopped by ZAFT's GENESIS, a nuclear pumped gamma ray laser designed to commit genocide on the Naturals. The Three Ship Alliance
Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED
Anti-missile system using an X-ray laser powered by a nuclear bomb
X-ray laser system as a ballistic missile defense (BMD) for the United States. The concept involved packing large numbers of expendable X-ray lasers around
Project_Excalibur
Very-high-energy photon telescope in the Canary Islands, Spain
typically observe gamma energies above 200–300 GeV. Gamma-ray astronomy also utilizes satellite-based detectors, which can detect gamma-rays in the energy
MAGIC_(telescope)
Electron-many photon scattering
given by an intense electromagnetic field, in a high-energy photon (X-ray or gamma ray) during the interaction with a charged particle, in many cases an electron
Non-linear inverse Compton scattering
Non-linear_inverse_Compton_scattering
he's Alexis. He convinced him to join the Kuuma forces. Armed with gamma ray laser gun. He and his brother Alexis witness the death of their mother Helen
Kuuma_Empire
Emission of secondary X-rays from a material excited by high-energy X-rays
by being bombarded with high-energy X-rays or gamma rays. When a material is illuminated with high-energy X-rays, its atoms can become excited and emit
X-ray_fluorescence
Devices and processes that produce light
Gas laser – Laser in which electricity is discharged through gas Ion laser – Type of gas laser Laser diode – Semiconductor laser Metal-vapor laser Quantum
List_of_light_sources
September 13, 2003 (2003-09-13) April 1, 2005 The GENESIS, a gigantic gamma-ray laser superweapon, wipes out half of Earth Alliance's forces. The Alliance
List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED episodes
List_of_Mobile_Suit_Gundam_SEED_episodes
Process by which atoms or molecules acquire charge by gaining or losing electrons
of the laser and l ∗ = n ∗ − 1 {\displaystyle l^{*}=n^{*}-1} . The coefficients f l m {\displaystyle f_{lm}} , g ( γ ) {\displaystyle g(\gamma )} and
Ionization
Form of electromagnetic radiation
X-ray is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than those of ultraviolet rays and longer than those of gamma rays.
X-ray
Research center in Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
Intensity Gamma-Ray Source (HIGS) produces gamma-rays by means of Compton backscattering. This occurs when photons from a Free-electron laser collide with
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
Triangle_Universities_Nuclear_Laboratory
Light all pointing in the same direction
other electromagnetic radiation has parallel rays, and therefore will spread minimally as it propagates. A laser beam is an archetypical example. A perfectly
Collimated_beam
Quantum transitions that are not allowed in the most direct mechanism
\hbar } of spin angular momentum. Such a change is necessary to emit a gamma-ray photon, which has a spin of 1 unit in this system. Integral changes of
Forbidden_mechanism
Study involving matter and electromagnetic radiation
infrared spectroscopy. NMR also employs Fourier transforms. Gamma spectroscopy measures the gamma ray emissions from high energy processes including radioactive
Spectroscopy
American physicist
Texas A&M University, known for her contributions to laser physics, quantum optics and gamma ray modulation. Kocharovskaya earned a doctorate in 1986
Olga_Kocharovskaya
Device that plays LaserDisc discs
individually. LaserDisc players used either a simple U-shaped reversing mechanism, known as "Epsilon Turn", or technique known as "Gamma Turn", where the
LaserDisc_player
Spectroscopy with lasers with very short pulses
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy is a category of spectroscopic techniques using ultrashort pulse lasers for the study of dynamics on extremely short time
Ultrafast_laser_spectroscopy
Device to detect very-high-energy gamma ray photons
by the acronym IACT, is a device or method to detect very-high-energy gamma ray photons in the photon energy range of 50 GeV to 50 TeV. As of 2017, there
Imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope
Imaging_atmospheric_Cherenkov_telescope
Series of NASA satellites
specific wavelength/energy regions of the electromagnetic spectrum: gamma rays, X-rays, visible and ultraviolet light, and infrared light. The Hubble Space
Great_Observatories_program
Waves or particles moving through space
as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, and gamma radiation (γ) particle radiation consisting of particles of non-zero
Radiation
Laser pulse with duration a picosecond (10^-12 s) or less
extreme ultraviolet and soft-X-ray regimes from near infrared Ti-sapphire laser pulses. The ability of femtosecond lasers to efficiently fabricate complex
Ultrashort_pulse
Russian physicist (1916–2009)
Turbulence. Solitons. Chaos. Strange attractors. X-ray lasers, gamma-ray lasers, superhigh-power lasers. Superheavy elements. Exotic nuclei. Mass spectrum
Vitaly_Ginzburg
Type of laser with two counter-rotating beams
directions ("counter-rotating") in a closed loop. Ring lasers are used most frequently as gyroscopes (ring laser gyroscope) in moving vessels like cars, ships
Ring_laser
Research center at Stanford University
physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine using X-rays from synchrotron radiation and a free-electron laser as well as experimental and theoretical research
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory
2009 studio album by The Galvatrons
version) – 3:14 "X-Ray Spex" – 3:41 Johnny "Galvatron" – lead vocals, guitar Robert Convery "Bozza" – drums, percussion Pete "Gamma" – keyboard, backing
Laser_Graffiti
Optical device with parallel mirrors
"measuring gauge" or "standard". Etalons are widely used in telecommunications, lasers and spectroscopy to control and measure the wavelengths of light. Recent
Fabry–Pérot_interferometer
American nuclear fusion facility
energy as even higher frequency X-rays. These X-rays, which are more symmetrically distributed than the original laser light, heat the surface of pellet
National_Ignition_Facility
Injection of EM radiation into a solid, resulting in bond breakage
method can work with up to 11-atom molecules. Laser engraving Laser cutting Tunnel ionization Coherent x-ray diffraction imaging Hashida, M.; Mishima, H
Coulomb_explosion
German national research center
construction of electron sources for X-ray lasers as well as astroparticle physics with a focus on gamma-ray and neutrino astronomy. DESY employs about
DESY
Material composed of antiparticles
annihilation, giving rise to different proportions of intense photons (gamma rays), neutrinos, and sometimes less-massive particle–antiparticle pairs. The
Antimatter
Harmful high-frequency radiation
waves are on the high-energy portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Gamma rays, X-rays, and the higher energy ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Ionizing_radiation
Retrieved 10 December 2019. Iqbal Pittalwala (6 December 2019). "Gamma-ray laser moves a step closer to reality". University of California, Riverside
2019_in_science
Branch of electronics involving optics
context, light often includes invisible forms of radiation such as gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet and infrared, in addition to visible light. Optoelectronic
Optoelectronics
Bound state of an electron and positron
particles annihilate each other to predominantly produce two or three gamma-rays, depending on the relative spin states. The energy levels of the two particles
Positronium
Intermetallic chemical compound
Electron Gun For 3D Printing – 10X's More Powerful Than Laser Sintering". 3D Print.com. Machining Gamma Titanium Aluminide Components - Moeller Manufacturing
Titanium_aluminide
American space probe to asteroid (1996–2001)
with an X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer, a near-infrared imaging spectrograph, a multi-spectral camera fitted with a CCD imaging detector, a laser rangefinder
NEAR_Shoemaker
Synthetic crystalline material
PET scanners, high-energy gamma radiation and charged particle detectors, and high-resolution imaging screens for gamma, x-rays, beta radiation and ultraviolet
Yttrium_aluminium_garnet
Electromagnetic radiation humans can see
radiation of any wavelength, whether visible or not. In this sense, gamma rays, X-rays, microwaves and radio waves are also light. This is why visible radiation
Light
Converts light into current
radiation, such as visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays. It produces an electrical current when it absorbs photons. This
Photodiode
1740±50 s. Any photon emitted by nuclear decay is called a gamma ray, but this "gamma ray" has a frequency of 2020407384335±2 kHz (wavelength 148.3821828827(15) nm)
Isotopes_of_thorium
Particle (or proton) induced gamma-ray spectroscopy, see nuclear reaction analysis PIXE – Particle (or proton) induced X-ray spectroscopy PL – Photoluminescence
List of materials analysis methods
List_of_materials_analysis_methods
Imaging technique using radiation
Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an
Radiography
Chemical element with atomic number 70 (Yb)
mainly used as a dopant of stainless steel or active laser media, and less often as a gamma ray source. Natural ytterbium is a mixture of seven stable
Ytterbium
Astronomical observatory on Maui Island, Hawaii, USA
Institute operated the Haleakala Cosmic Ray Neutron Monitor Station from 1991 to 2007. The Haleakala Gamma Ray Observatory was a six-mirror Imaging Atmospheric
Haleakalā_Observatory
Scientific instruments
gradient force trap) are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to hold and move microscopic and sub-microscopic objects like atoms
Optical_tweezers
Volunteer computing project
telescopes, and from a gamma-ray telescope. Neutron stars are detected by their pulsed radio and gamma-ray emission as radio and/or gamma-ray pulsars. They also
Einstein@Home
Emissions from unstable atomic nuclei
radioactive. Three of the most common types of decay are alpha, beta, and gamma decay. The weak force is the mechanism that is responsible for beta decay
Radioactive_decay
Spectroscopic technique
usually from a laser in the visible, near infrared, or near ultraviolet range is used, although X-rays can also be used. The laser light interacts with
Raman_spectroscopy
Device for generating extremely high pressures
electromagnetic spectrum from infrared to gamma rays, with the exception of the far ultraviolet and soft X-rays. This makes the DAC a perfect device for
Diamond_anvil_cell
Process of making an image with neutrons
neutron and gamma-ray radiography was developed by the CSIRO and trialled at Brisbane Airport in 2005–2006. It used neutron generators and a gamma-ray source
Neutron_imaging
Series of satellites developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation
for laser tracking. SROSS-B carried two instruments; a West German Monocular Electro Optical Stereo Scanner (MEOSS) and ISRO's 20-3000keV Gamma-ray Burst
Stretched Rohini Satellite Series
Stretched_Rohini_Satellite_Series
object) gamma ray burst GRO – (telescope) Gamma Ray Observatory, another name for the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory GROSCE – (telescope) Gamma Ray Burst
List_of_astronomy_acronyms
Viewing of objects which are too small to be seen with the naked eye
*\Gamma *((1-\eta _{fl})*E_{g}+(E_{laser}-E_{g}))} Here Γ {\displaystyle \Gamma } is the Grüneisen coefficient, E l a s e r {\displaystyle E_{laser}}
Microscopy
Russian physicist
magnetospheric physics, plasma astrophysics, gamma- and radio-astronomy, and high-energy cosmic rays. Kocharovsky received his Master's degree in Physics
Vitaly_Kocharovsky
Type of crystallographic defect
GAMMA AND MIXED NEUTRON/GAMMA FIELDS BY SARA PELKA B.S., Physics, Rutgers University, 2014 Pollock, Clifford R. (1986). "Optical Properties of Laser-Active
F-center
Process of making diamonds more attractive
the diamond in one or more ways. These include clarity treatments such as laser drilling to remove black carbon inclusions, fracture filling to make small
Diamond_enhancement
2015 detection made by LIGO interferometers
594 deg2. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reported that its Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) instrument detected a weak gamma-ray burst above 50 keV,
First observation of gravitational waves
First_observation_of_gravitational_waves
French and American plasma physicist
applications of novel sources of electrons, X-rays and gamma-rays through laser-plasma interaction, laser-wakefield acceleration and Compton scattering
Félicie_Albert
Ionizing radiation particle of two protons and two neutrons
sometimes leaves the parent nucleus in an excited state; the emission of a gamma ray then removes the excess energy. In contrast to beta decay, the fundamental
Alpha_particle
Hypothetical black hole formed soon after the Big Bang
suggested that the observed spatial correlations in the unresolved gamma-ray and X-ray background radiations could be due to primordial black holes with
Primordial_black_hole
Transition of a liquid to vapor
fusion, or theoretical antimatter weapon detonation, a flux of so many gamma ray, x-ray, ultraviolet, visual light and heat photons strikes matter in a such
Vaporization
Scientist and Professor
career in experimental cosmic ray astrophysics before coming to the Caltech campus to work in the area of experimental gamma ray astronomy, collaborating with
Thomas_Prince_(scientist)
Laser cooling technique
cool a substance. The term is sometimes used synonymously with laser cooling, though laser cooling includes other techniques. Doppler cooling was simultaneously
Doppler_cooling
Monochrome light beam whose amplitude envelope is a Gaussian function
(or TEM00) transverse Gaussian mode describes the intended output of many lasers, as such a beam diverges less and can be focused better than any other.
Gaussian_beam
French physicist (born 1960)
wakefield acceleration, and subsequently used them to develop compact X-ray and gamma radiation sources with applications in medicine, security technology
Victor_Malka
Russian science institute
research activities includes: laser technology, dark matter structure, nanostructures, superconductivity, cosmic rays, and gamma-astronomy. The institute developed
Lebedev_Physical_Institute
Antiparticle of the electron
discovered originating above thunderstorm clouds; positrons are produced in gamma-ray flashes created by electrons accelerated by strong electric fields in
Positron
Apparatus for trapping and cooling neutral atoms
saturation intensity, δ {\displaystyle \delta } is the laser detuning, Γ {\displaystyle \Gamma } is the linewidth of the atom-cooling transition and k
Magneto-optical_trap
American test pilot, astronaut and engineer (1946–2014)
aboard the Shuttle Atlantis deployed the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory for the purpose of exploring gamma ray sources throughout the universe. The crew and
Steven_R._Nagel
Topics referred to by the same term
probe Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, a space observatory Fermi Linux, distributions produced by Fermilab FERMI, a free-electron laser at the ELETTRA
Fermi_(disambiguation)
travel, tourism, insurance
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
GAMMA RAY-LASER
travel, tourism, insurance