Actinide/beryllium neutron sources with reduced dispersion characteristics
Abstract
Neutron source comprising a composite, said composite comprising crystals comprising BeO and AmBe.sub.13, and an excess of beryllium, wherein the crystals have an average size of less than 2 microns; the size distribution of the crystals is less than 2 microns; and the beryllium is present in a 7-fold to a 75-fold excess by weight of the amount of AmBe.sub.13; and methods of making thereof.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1176470
- Patent Number(s):
- 8241532
- Application Number:
- 12/868,963
- Assignee:
- Los Alamos National Security, LLc (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Schulte, Louis D. Actinide/beryllium neutron sources with reduced dispersion characteristics. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web.
Schulte, Louis D. Actinide/beryllium neutron sources with reduced dispersion characteristics. United States.
Schulte, Louis D. Tue .
"Actinide/beryllium neutron sources with reduced dispersion characteristics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176470.
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title = {Actinide/beryllium neutron sources with reduced dispersion characteristics},
author = {Schulte, Louis D.},
abstractNote = {Neutron source comprising a composite, said composite comprising crystals comprising BeO and AmBe.sub.13, and an excess of beryllium, wherein the crystals have an average size of less than 2 microns; the size distribution of the crystals is less than 2 microns; and the beryllium is present in a 7-fold to a 75-fold excess by weight of the amount of AmBe.sub.13; and methods of making thereof.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {2012},
month = {8}
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- Benedict, U.; Buijs, K.; Dufour, C.
- Journal of the Less Common Metals, Vol. 42, Issue 3