LOW VOLTAGE 14 Mev NEUTRON SOURCE

Patent · Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 EDT 1959

OSTI ID:4190395

Little, Jr, R N; Graves, E R

An apparatus yielding high-energy neutrons at the rate of 10/sup 8/ or more per second by the D,T or D,D reactions is described. The deuterium gas filling is ionized by electrons emitted from a filament, and the resulting ions are focused into a beam and accelerated against a fixed target. The apparatus is built in accordance with the relationship V/sub s/ = A--B log pd, where V/sub s/ is the sparking voltage, p the gas pressure, and d the gap length between the high voltage electrodes. Typical parameters to obtain the high neutron yields are 55 to 80 kv, 0.5 to 7.0 ma beam current, 5 to 12 microns D/sub 2/, and a gap length of 1 centimeter.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-14-006830
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2906903
• OSTI ID: 4190395
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
BEAMS
CURRENTS
DEUTERIUM
DEUTERON BEAMS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRODES
ELECTRONS
EMISSION
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
GASES
IONIZATION
IONS
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
NEUTRON FLUX
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PRESSURE
TARGETS
TRITIUM
WIRES