Neutron generation using pyroelectric crystals
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method for producing a directed neutron beam includes producing a voltage of negative polarity of at least −100 keV on a surface of a deuterated or tritiated target in response to a temperature change of a pyroelectric crystal of less than about 40° C., the pyroelectric crystal having the deuterated or tritiated target coupled thereto, pulsing a deuterium ion source to produce a deuterium ion beam, accelerating the deuterium ion beam to the deuterated or tritiated target to produce a neutron beam, and directing the ion beam onto the deuterated or tritiated target to make neutrons using at least one of a voltage of the pyroelectric crystal, and a high gradient insulator (HGI) surrounding the pyroelectric crystal. The directionality of the neutron beam is controlled by changing the accelerating voltage of the system. Other methods are presented as well.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1824002
- Patent Number(s):
- 11019717
- Application Number:
- 15/279,214
- Assignee:
- Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 09/28/2016
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Tang, Vincent, Meyer, Glenn A., Falabella, Steven, Guethlein, Gary, Rusnak, Brian, Sampayan, Stephen E., Spadaccini, Christopher M., Wang, Li-Fang, Harris, John, and Morse, Jeff. Neutron generation using pyroelectric crystals. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web.
Tang, Vincent, Meyer, Glenn A., Falabella, Steven, Guethlein, Gary, Rusnak, Brian, Sampayan, Stephen E., Spadaccini, Christopher M., Wang, Li-Fang, Harris, John, & Morse, Jeff. Neutron generation using pyroelectric crystals. United States.
Tang, Vincent, Meyer, Glenn A., Falabella, Steven, Guethlein, Gary, Rusnak, Brian, Sampayan, Stephen E., Spadaccini, Christopher M., Wang, Li-Fang, Harris, John, and Morse, Jeff. Tue .
"Neutron generation using pyroelectric crystals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1824002.
@article{osti_1824002,
title = {Neutron generation using pyroelectric crystals},
author = {Tang, Vincent and Meyer, Glenn A. and Falabella, Steven and Guethlein, Gary and Rusnak, Brian and Sampayan, Stephen E. and Spadaccini, Christopher M. and Wang, Li-Fang and Harris, John and Morse, Jeff},
abstractNote = {According to one embodiment, a method for producing a directed neutron beam includes producing a voltage of negative polarity of at least −100 keV on a surface of a deuterated or tritiated target in response to a temperature change of a pyroelectric crystal of less than about 40° C., the pyroelectric crystal having the deuterated or tritiated target coupled thereto, pulsing a deuterium ion source to produce a deuterium ion beam, accelerating the deuterium ion beam to the deuterated or tritiated target to produce a neutron beam, and directing the ion beam onto the deuterated or tritiated target to make neutrons using at least one of a voltage of the pyroelectric crystal, and a high gradient insulator (HGI) surrounding the pyroelectric crystal. The directionality of the neutron beam is controlled by changing the accelerating voltage of the system. Other methods are presented as well.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Tue May 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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