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A CALCULATION OF THE BETA ENERGY ABSORBED BY TRITIATED GASES IN SPHERICAL VESSELS

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4837121· OSTI ID:4837121
A calculation of tritium beta energy absorption in spherical bulbs filled with mixtures of tritium and other gases is ' carried out under the empirically substantiated assumption that the energy absorption per spherical shell surrounding a point tritium source is representable by a pure exponential function. Primary and successive backscattering at the wall of the vessel is taken into account by means of a very approximate calculation. The computed energy absorption function for hydrogen gas in a silvered bulb agrees within plus or minus 3% over a wide range of gas pressure with the one available set of spherical ionization chamber data. (auth)
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
NSA Number:
NSA-15-031503
OSTI ID:
4837121
Report Number(s):
LAMS-2580
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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