We are applying these techniques to fundamental studies on radiation damage.
Radiation damage is a central limiting factor in the performance of nuclear waste storage materials.
This is a coherent interaction of the applied radio frequency and optical fields that is mediated by the heavy element ion. The new frequencies are symbolized as W w in the graphic. We use a highly precise and selective technique that is based on heterodyne detection to measure the intensity of W - w , one of the newly produced frequencies, in some of our optically detected nuclear magnetic resonance studies. Typically, the applied radio frequency, w , is varied during which time the optical field frequency, W , is held at a fixed frequency that is resonant with a f-electron transition of the heavy element ion. Because the frequency of W is stable to within 1 part per billion of its nominal value, we achieve a high degree of site selectivity.