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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF RADIOISOTOPE HEATER. Quarterly Progress Report No. 1 for March 16 to July 15, 1959

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4190306
The program objective is to replace the conventional electrical heater filament in an electron tube with a radioisotope heater. The primary problem is to confine and direct the heat from a small heat source to the cathode effect electron emission. Polished reflectors appear as the most feasible method of heat confinement. A temperature control is considered necessary during the half life of the radioisotope. Experiments have proved the feasibility of the program. A demonstration with Po/sup 210/ as the radioactive heat source is planned. (auth)
Research Organization:
Martin Co. Nuclear Div., Baltimore
NSA Number:
NSA-14-008549
OSTI ID:
4190306
Report Number(s):
MND-R-1965; AD-220759
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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