Small tritium filling and monitoring apparatus for particle beam inertial confinement fusion targets

Journal Article · Sat Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1136197· OSTI ID:5568673

Chang, J; Leeper, R J; Martinez, C; McMurtry, W M

A small gas filling apparatus has been developed to fill a particle beam ICF target with D--T gas mixture seconds before the target is irradiated. Included in the filling apparatus is a novel miniature pressure monitor which determines quantitatively the fill pressure by counting the rate of beta particles emitted by the decaying tritium atoms.

• Research Organization: Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5568673
• Journal Information: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States), Journal Name: Rev. Sci. Instrum.; (United States) Vol. 51:3; ISSN RSINA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BEAMS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA PARTICLES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHARGED PARTICLES
DEUTERIUM
DISPERSIONS
FLUIDS
GASES
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IRRADIATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MIXTURES
MONITORING
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PARTICLES
PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES