Steady-state, high-dose neutron generation and concentration apparatus and method for deuterium atoms
A steady-state source of neutrons is produced within an electrically grounded and temperature controlled chamber confining tritium or deuterium plasma at a predetermined density to effect implantation of ions in the surface of a palladium target rod coated with diffusion barrier material and immersed in such plasma. The rod is enriched with a high concentration of deuterium atoms after a prolonged plasma ion implantation. Collision of the deuterium atoms in the target by impinging ions of the plasma initiates fusion reactions causing emission of neutrons during negative voltage pulses applied to the rod through a high power modulator. The neutrons are so generated at a relatively high dose rate under optimized process conditions.
- Research Organization:
- Department of the Navy, Washington, DC (United States)
- Assignee:
- Department of the Navy, Washington, DC.
- Patent Number(s):
- PAT-APPL-7-724 083
- OSTI ID:
- 5934627
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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700360* -- Fusion Reactions-- (1992-)
ATOMS
BARYONS
BEAMS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COLD FUSION
CONFINEMENT
CONTROL
DEUTERIUM
DIFFUSION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
IMPINGEMENT
ION IMPLANTATION
IONS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MATERIALS
METALS
NEUTRON BEAMS
NEUTRON SOURCES
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEON BEAMS
NUCLEONS
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
OPTIMIZATION
PALLADIUM
PARTICLE BEAMS
PARTICLE SOURCES
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
PLATINUM METALS
PULSES
QUANTITY RATIO
RADIATION SOURCES
RODS
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
TRANSITION ELEMENTS