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Title: RADIO-ACTIVE GASEOUS GAUGING SOURCE

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4220952

A Kr/sup 85/ source arrangement for use in radiometric thickness gages is described. The Kr/sup 85/ gas is contained in a stainless steel cylinder with brass end plugs; one plug has a filler tube. This container is inside a shield tube with a window for radiation. The window can be rotated to a shielded position. The pressure in the device can be changed by means of a bellows arrangement to regulate gas density and, thereby, the radiation intensity. Provision is also made for filling and emptying the gas chamber of one or more sources from one line, adjusting to the desired radiation intensity, a separate adjustment for each source. The source window is flexible so that atmospheric pressure variations are compensated. (T. R. H.)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-018080
OSTI ID:
4220952
Report Number(s):
GB 815401
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English