Synthesis and stability of liquid molecular DT

Conference · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7004160

Souers, P C; Fearon, E M; Garza, R G; Friffith, C M; Mayhugh, S R; Mapoles, E R; Tsugawa, R T; Sater, J D; Collins, G W; Gaines, J R

Regular equimolar deuterium-tritium is a mixture of 25 mol% T/sub 2/-50% DT-25% D/sub 2/. We have synthesized molecular DT of greater purity by the reaction LiT + CH/sub 3/OD ..-->.. DT + LiOCH/sub 3/, run at 243/degree/K. With both the alcohol and reactor-to-cryostat transfer lines at room temperature, we obtain 88 mol% DT purity. By cooling the alcohol and holding the transfer lines at 80/degree/K, the yield rose to 95% DT. The DT disproportionated to D/sub 2/ and T/sub 2/ with a 1e time constant of about 100 h in the liquid at 20.5/degree/K. Nuclear magnetic resonance data showed that the eventual T/sub 2/-DT-D/sub 2/ equilibrium is probably a /open quotes/hot-atom/close quotes/ one. 15 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Hawaii Univ. at Manoa, Honolulu (USA). Dept. of Physics; Ohio State Univ., Columbus (USA). Dept. of Physics
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7004160
• Report Number(s): UCRL-97406-Rev.1; CONF-880505-27-Rev.1; ON: DE88011723
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
400700* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry
ALCOHOLS
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM COMPOUNDS
LITHIUM HYDRIDES
LITHIUM TRITIDES
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
METHANOL
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RESONANCE
SYNTHESIS
TRITIUM COMPOUNDS