On-line tritium production monitor
Abstract
A scintillation optical fiber system for the on-line monitoring of nuclear reactions in an event-by-event manner is described. In the measurement of tritium production one or more optical fibers are coated with enriched {sup 6}Li and connected to standard scintillation counter circuitry. A neutron generated {sup 6}Li(n)T reaction occurs in the coated surface of {sup 6}Li-coated fiber to produce energetic alpha and triton particles one of which enters the optical fiber and scintillates light through the fiber to the counting circuit. The coated optical fibers can be provided with position sensitivity by placing a mirror at the free end of the fibers or by using pulse counting circuits at both ends of the fibers. 5 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lockheed Martin Energy Syst Inc
- OSTI Identifier:
- 140721
- Patent Number(s):
- 5,264,702
- Application Number:
- TRN: 94:018522
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 23 Nov 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY; 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; TRITIUM; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; DESIGN; LITHIUM 6; NEUTRON REACTIONS; RADIATION MONITORING; POSITION SENSITIVE DETECTORS; RADIATION MONITORS; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS
Citation Formats
Mihalczo, J T. On-line tritium production monitor. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Mihalczo, J T. On-line tritium production monitor. United States.
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"On-line tritium production monitor". United States.
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abstractNote = {A scintillation optical fiber system for the on-line monitoring of nuclear reactions in an event-by-event manner is described. In the measurement of tritium production one or more optical fibers are coated with enriched {sup 6}Li and connected to standard scintillation counter circuitry. A neutron generated {sup 6}Li(n)T reaction occurs in the coated surface of {sup 6}Li-coated fiber to produce energetic alpha and triton particles one of which enters the optical fiber and scintillates light through the fiber to the counting circuit. The coated optical fibers can be provided with position sensitivity by placing a mirror at the free end of the fibers or by using pulse counting circuits at both ends of the fibers. 5 figures.},
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