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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Richland, WA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867224
Patent Number(s):
US 4889660
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
radioluminescent; light; sources; tritium; containing; polymers; methods; producing; source; comprises; solid; mixture; phosphorescent; substance; tritiated; polymer; forms; mass; length; width; thickness; dimensions; capable; self-support; aspect; phosphor; particles; supported; surrounded; matix; backbone; essentially; void; tritium containing; light source; light sources; solid mass; polymer backbone; solid mixture; source comprises; radioluminescent light; thickness dimension; particles supported; containing polymer; containing poly; phosphor particles; phosphorescent substance; mixture forms; tritiated polymer; containing polymers; /252/250/

Citation Formats

Jensen, George A, Nelson, David A, and Molton, Peter M. Radioluminescent light sources, tritium containing polymers, and methods for producing the same. United States: N. p., 1989. Web.
Jensen, George A, Nelson, David A, & Molton, Peter M. Radioluminescent light sources, tritium containing polymers, and methods for producing the same. United States.
Jensen, George A, Nelson, David A, and Molton, Peter M. 1989. "Radioluminescent light sources, tritium containing polymers, and methods for producing the same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867224.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/867224}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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