Abstract
In the nuclear pumped‐lasers, the passage of these energetic charged particles through gas results in a non‐uniform volumetric energy deposition. This spatial non‐uniformity induces a gas motion, which results in density and hence refractive index gradients that affects the laser’s optical behaviour. The motion of 3He gas in a closed cavity is studied when it experiences transient and spatially non‐uniform volumetric heating caused by the passage of 3He(n,p)3H reaction products. Gas motion is described by the radial velocity field of gas flow. Spatial and temporal variations of radial gas velocity are calculated for various tube parameters by using a dynamic energy deposition model. In the calculations, it is assumed that the laser tube is irradiated with neutrons from the pulse at a peak power of 1200 MW corresponding to a maximum thermal neutron flux of 8×1016 n / cm2sn in the central channel of ITU TRIGA Mark II Reactor. Results are examined.
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