NEUTRONS FROM SMALL TUBES. III. KAMAN TUBE: THREE DIFFERENT ION SOURCES

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1960 · Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication

OSTI ID:4127590

Carr, B J

Four sealed tubes, single-source, multisource, plasma, and high-voltage accelerator tubes, were developed as neutron generators. The single-source tube produces 10/sup 7/ neutrons/pulse and contains an occluded-gas ion source, a pulse transformer, a titanium -tritium target, and a small ion pump. To produce 10/sup 10/ neutrons in a 1 mu sec pulse, a multisource tube with sources in parallel was developed. The plasma tube developed requires no magnetic field and can be operated for 30 hr at 10/sup 7/ neutrons/sec at 1000, 3 mu sec pulse/sec. The high-voltage accelerator produces 10/sup 9/ to 10/sup 10/ neutrons/sec and contains replaceable targets. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: Kaman Aircraft Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-006543
• OSTI ID: 4127590
• Journal Information: Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication, Vol. Vol: 18, No. 12; Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
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ION SOURCES
IONS
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PUMPS
SEALS
TARGETS
TITANIUM
TRANSFORMERS
TRITIUM
TUBES
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