On-line tritium production monitor
Abstract
A scintillation optical fiber system for the on-line monitoring of nuclear reactions in an event-by-event manner is described. In the measurement of tritium production one or more optical fibers are coated with enriched .sup.6 Li and connected to standard scintillation counter circuitry. A neutron generated .sup.6 Li(n )T reaction occurs in the coated surface of .sup.6 Li-coated fiber to produce energetic alpha and triton particles one of which enters the optical fiber and scintillates light through the fiber to the counting circuit. The coated optical fibers can be provided with position sensitivity by placing a mirror at the free end of the fibers or by using pulse counting circuits at both ends of the fibers.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869027
- Patent Number(s):
- 5264702
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- on-line; tritium; production; monitor; scintillation; optical; fiber; monitoring; nuclear; reactions; event-by-event; manner; described; measurement; fibers; coated; enriched; connected; standard; counter; circuitry; neutron; generated; reaction; occurs; surface; li-coated; produce; energetic; alpha; triton; particles; enters; scintillates; light; counting; circuit; provided; position; sensitivity; placing; mirror; free; pulse; circuits; nuclear reactions; coated surface; optical fibers; optical fiber; reaction occurs; nuclear reaction; pulse counting; position sensitivity; coated optical; coated fiber; on-line monitoring; energetic alpha; tritium production; reaction occur; produce energetic; line monitoring; counter circuit; /250/376/
Citation Formats
Mihalczo, John T. On-line tritium production monitor. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Mihalczo, John T. On-line tritium production monitor. United States.
Mihalczo, John T. Fri .
"On-line tritium production monitor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869027.
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title = {On-line tritium production monitor},
author = {Mihalczo, John T},
abstractNote = {A scintillation optical fiber system for the on-line monitoring of nuclear reactions in an event-by-event manner is described. In the measurement of tritium production one or more optical fibers are coated with enriched .sup.6 Li and connected to standard scintillation counter circuitry. A neutron generated .sup.6 Li(n )T reaction occurs in the coated surface of .sup.6 Li-coated fiber to produce energetic alpha and triton particles one of which enters the optical fiber and scintillates light through the fiber to the counting circuit. The coated optical fibers can be provided with position sensitivity by placing a mirror at the free end of the fibers or by using pulse counting circuits at both ends of the fibers.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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