System and method for generating photon emission from atomic nuclei
AssigneeCambridge Phonon Systems, Inc
InventorsFlorian Metzler, Peter Hagelstein
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Abstract
A system for generating photon emission from atomic nuclei includes a device for generating phonons, and a condensed matter medium comprising atomic nuclei. The phonons interact with the atomic nuclei and affect nuclear states of some of the atomic nuclei by transferring energy to the nuclei and causing the nuclei to emit photons. The condensed matter medium includes excited Fe-57* nuclei and ground state Fe-57 nuclei, and the device for generating phonons comprises one of laser irradiation, electric current, diffusion of solutes in solid solutions, or particle beam bombardment.
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A system for generating photon emission from atomic nuclei said photon emission having a specific energy and a specific angular orientation comprising:
- a device for generating phonons;
- a condensed matter medium comprising a first group of atomic nuclei and a second group of atomic nuclei;
- a first detector configured to detect photons at a first location;
- a second detector configured to detect photons at a second location;
- wherein the phonons interact with the first group of atomic nuclei and affect nuclear states of the first group of the atomic nuclei by transferring energy to the first group of atomic nuclei and causing the first group of atomic nuclei to emit photons at the first location;
- wherein the phonons interact with the second group of atomic nuclei and affect nuclear states of the second group of atomic nuclei by transferring energy away from the second group of atomic nuclei causing suppression of otherwise expected photon emission from the second group of nuclei at the second location;
- wherein the condensed matter medium comprises excited Fe-57* nuclei and ground state Fe-57 nuclei;
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- wherein the device for generating phonons comprises one of laser irradiation, electric current, diffusion of solutes in solid solutions, or particle beam bombardment.
A method for generating photon emission from atomic nuclei said photon emission having a specific energy and a specific angular orientation comprising:
- providing a device for generating phonons;
- providing a condensed matter medium comprising a first group of atomic nuclei and a second group of atomic nuclei;
- providing a first detector configured to detect photons at a first location;
- providing a second detector configured to detect photons at a second location;
- interacting the phonons with the first group of atomic nuclei and affecting nuclear states of the first group of the atomic nuclei by transferring energy to the first group of atomic nuclei and causing the first group of atomic nuclei to emit photons at the first location;
- interacting the phonons with the second group of atomic nuclei and affecting nuclear states of the second group of atomic nuclei by transferring energy away from the second group of atomic nuclei causing suppression of otherwise expected photon emission from the second group of nuclei at the second location;
- wherein the condensed matter medium comprises excited Fe-57* nuclei and ground state Fe-57 nuclei;
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- wherein the device for generating phonons comprises one of laser irradiation, electric current, diffusion of solutes in solid solutions, or particle beam bombardment.
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