A 1. 5--4 Kelvin detachable cold-sample transfer system: Application to inertially confined fusion with spin-polarized hydrogens fuels

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6389658· OSTI ID:6389658

Alexander, N; Barden, J; Fan, Q; Honig, A

A compact cold-transfer apparatus for engaging and retrieving samples at liquid helium temperatures (1.5--4K), maintaining the samples at such temperatures for periods of hours, and subsequently inserting them in diverse apparatuses followed by disengagement, is described. The properties of several thermal radiation-insulating shrouds, necessary for very low sample temperatures, are presented. The immediate intended application is transportable target-shells containing highly spin-polarized deuterons in solid HD or D{sub 2} for inertially confined fusion (ICF) experiments. The system is also valuable for unpolarized high-density fusion fuels, as well as for other applications which are discussed. 9 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Syracuse Univ., NY (USA). Dept. of Physics
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-91ER18862; FC03-85DP40200; FG03-90SF18437
• OSTI ID: 6389658
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/18862-2; ON: DE91007763
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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