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SOME METHODS OF MASS PREPARING Po-$alpha$-Be NEUTRON SOURCES (in Russian)

Journal Article · · Atomnaya Energ.
OSTI ID:4298272

A wet method of preparing Po- alpha -Be sources based on a polonium and beryilium mixture prepared by conducting the polonium nitrate solution through a beryllium powder and drying and pulverizing the resulting mixture is described. The inethod of preparing copper-free polonium nitrate is also described. The wet method is not suitable for mass production of sources due to strong neutron activity in the basic technological process. A dry method is proposed for mass production in which copper powder, with a known quantity of Po/sup 210/ is weighed out into containers which are then filled with beryllium powder. The hermetically tight containers are then heated, sublimating Po/sup 210/ and distributing it evenly in the mixture. (tr-auth) HE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THORIUM(IV)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-000108
OSTI ID:
4298272
Journal Information:
Atomnaya Energ., Journal Name: Atomnaya Energ. Vol. Vol: 5
Country of Publication:
Country unknown/Code not available
Language:
Russian

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