SOME PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF THE RARE-GAS CLATHRATE COMPOUNDS

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961 · Purdue Univ., Eng. Bull., Research Ser.

OSTI ID:4803949

Mock, J E; Trabant, E A; Myers, J E

Some possible applications of the rare-gas clathrate crystalline compounds are discussed; e.g., such materials could be used to advantage in the handling and permanent disposal of radioactive rare gases, in the preparation of standardized irradiation sources, as a convenient form for containing rare-gas radioisotopes to be used as radiographic and gaging sources of radiation, and in the measurement and study of the nuclear properties of the rare-gas isotopes. Several convenient methods for preparing these unique compounds are described along with certain of their physical properties. Data are presented which show that the clathrate compounds are stable to a gamma dose of l.14 x 10/sup 8/ rads; and equations are given which describe the temperature distribution of radioactive slabs for various boundary conditions. A generalized plot is presented for alpha emitters, and an analysis based upon diffusion theory is accomplished for beta emitters. Computational results are given which define the size limitation imposed on clathrate materials to assure their thermal stability. (auth)

• Research Organization: Purdue Univ., Lafayette, Ind.
• NSA Number: NSA-16-006422
• OSTI ID: 4803949
• Journal Information: Purdue Univ., Eng. Bull., Research Ser., Journal Name: Purdue Univ., Eng. Bull., Research Ser. Vol. Vol: No. 145
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ALPHA PARTICLES
BETA PARTICLES
CHEMISTRY
CLATHRATES
COMPOUNDS
COMPUTERS
CONFIGURATION
CRYSTALS
DIAGRAMS
DIFFUSION
DISTRIBUTION
EQUATIONS
GAMMA SOURCES
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
LATTICES
NUCLEAR MODELS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PERFORMANCE
PLATES
PREPARATION
QUINONES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOGRAPHY
RADIOISOTOPES
RARE GASES
STABILITY
SURFACES
TEMPERATURE
THERMODYNAMICS
USES
WASTE DISPOSAL