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Radioluminescent light sources, tritium containing polymers, and methods for producing the same

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OSTI ID:867224
A radioluminescent light source comprises a solid mixture of a phosphorescent substance and a tritiated polymer. The solid mixture forms a solid mass having length, width, and thickness dimensions, and is capable of self-support. In one aspect of the invention, the phosphorescent substance comprises solid phosphor particles supported or surrounded within a solid matix by a tritium containing polymer. The tritium containing polymer comprises a polymer backbone which is essentially void of tritium.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4889660
OSTI ID:
867224
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English