The reactivity of the residual blowing gases in glass shells. [Glass ICF targets]

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6837778

Ebner, M A; Miller, W J; Thompson, L T

Results of this work indicate that the residual Co/sub 2/, in glass ICF targets can be hydrogenated to lower-Z species during the permeation filling of the glass shells. Deuterium species CO/sub 2/, to CO, while DT or T/sub 2/ reduce CO/sub 2/ to a mixture of CO and hydrocarbons. Water, a major byproduct of these reactions, is lost by out permeation. Evidently, ..beta.. radiation facilitates the complete hydrogenation of CO/sub 2/. Future work will determine the catalytic activity of the conventional ICF glass shell surfaces, and shell surfaces of glasses that have been doped with transition metals. In addition, we plan to determine the kinetics of these reactions and the effects of ..beta.. (from both tritium and external sources), gamma, and possibly rf radiation on the reaction rates and product distributions.

• Research Organization: KMS Fusion, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-87DP10560
• OSTI ID: 6837778
• Report Number(s): CONF-8806170-4; ON: DE88013012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CONFINEMENT
FABRICATION
GLASS
HYDROGENATION
IMPLOSIONS
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
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LASER TARGETS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
SHELLS
TARGETS