Development of an IEC neutron source for NDE

Conference · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:164453

Anderl, R A; Hartwell, J K ^[1]; Nadler, J H ^[2]

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1. Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
2. Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL (United States). Fusion Studies Lab.

This paper concerns the development of a neutron so based on the inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) of a low density fusion plasma in a gridded, spherically-focusing device. With the motivation of using such sources for nondestructive evaluation (NDE) applications, the focus of the development is on : Small size devices, sealed operation with D{sub 2} or D{sub 2}/T{sub 2} mixtures, Power-utilization and neutron-output optimization, and integration into an assay system. In this paper, we describe an experimental system that has been established for the development and testing of IEC neutron sources, and we present preliminary results of tests conducted for 25-cm and 15-cm diameter IEC devices.

• Research Organization: Lockheed Idaho Technologies Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 164453
• Report Number(s): INEL--95/00376; CONF-950905--16; ON: DE96003501
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DEUTERIUM
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
NEUTRON SOURCES
NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING
PLASMA
PLASMA WAVES
TESTING
TRITIUM