A NUCLEAR-PHOTON ENERGY CONVERSION STUDY. Quarterly Technical Report No. 1, April 1, 1962-July 1, 1962

Technical Report · Fri Jul 13 04:00:00 EDT 1962

OSTI ID:4766711

Watts, H V; Terrell, C W

Capabilities of materials that could possibly be used in the components of a nuclear radiation powered electrical energy source that consists of a radioisotope, a luminescent material, and a photovoltaic device are discussed. Considerations affecting the efficiencies of the components are examined. A silicon junction solar cell is selected as the photon-to-electrical energy converter, and a cadmium sulfide phosphor activated with silver or copper is chosen for nuclear radiation-to-photon conversion. Beta-emitting radioisotopes, particularly strontium-90, are presentiy used as emitters. (D.C.W.)

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago. Armour Research Foundation
• NSA Number: NSA-17-012751
• OSTI ID: 4766711
• Report Number(s): ARF-1214-1; AD-278364
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

BETA DECAY
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CONVERSION
COPPER
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY
LUMINESCENCE
NUCLEI
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTONS
PHYSICS
POWER
RADIATIONS
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOISOTOPES
SEMICONDUCTORS
SILICON
SILVER
SOLAR CELLS
STRONTIUM 90
SUN
TRACE AMOUNTS