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Determination of total gas in lithium tritide-deuteride compounds

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6234692· OSTI ID:6234692
Lithium tritide--deuteride samples are enclosed in a copper foil and decomposed by heating to 850/sup 0/C in a copper reaction tube in vacuum. The temperature and pressure of the evolved gas, collected in a measured volume using a Toepler pump, are measured to determine the total moles of gas released from the sample. The gas is transferred to a removable sample bulb and, if required, analyzed for gaseous constituents by mass spectrometry. Based on 14 total gas determinations for a lithium deuteride sample, the calculated relative standard deviation was 1.0% and the estimated bias was <2.5%.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6234692
Report Number(s):
LA-7698
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English