METHOD OF PRODUCING NEUTRONS
Abstract
A method for producing neutrons is described in which there is employed a confinement zone defined between longitudinally spaced localized gradient regions of an elongated magnetic field. Changed particles and neutralizing electrons, more specifically deuterons and tritons and neutralizng electrons, are injected into the confinement field from ion sources located outside the field. The rotational energy of the parrticles is increased at the gradients by imposing an oscillating transverse electrical field thereacross. The imposition of such oscillating transverse electrical fields improves the reflection capability of such gradient fielda so that the reactive particles are retained more effectively within the zone. With the attainment of appropriate densities of plasma particles and provided that such particles are at a sufficiently high temperature, neutron-producing reactions ensue and large quantities of neutrons emerge from the containment zone. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4076898
- Patent Number(s):
- 3120470
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-18-011159
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; CHARGED PARTICLES; CONFIGURATION; DEUTERONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY; ION SOURCES; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; OSCILLATIONS; PLASMA; PRODUCTION; REFLECTION; ROTATION; TEMPERATURE; TRITONS
Citation Formats
Imhoff, D H, and Harker, W H. METHOD OF PRODUCING NEUTRONS. United States: N. p., 1964.
Web.
Imhoff, D H, & Harker, W H. METHOD OF PRODUCING NEUTRONS. United States.
Imhoff, D H, and Harker, W H. Sat .
"METHOD OF PRODUCING NEUTRONS". United States.
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title = {METHOD OF PRODUCING NEUTRONS},
author = {Imhoff, D H and Harker, W H},
abstractNote = {A method for producing neutrons is described in which there is employed a confinement zone defined between longitudinally spaced localized gradient regions of an elongated magnetic field. Changed particles and neutralizing electrons, more specifically deuterons and tritons and neutralizng electrons, are injected into the confinement field from ion sources located outside the field. The rotational energy of the parrticles is increased at the gradients by imposing an oscillating transverse electrical field thereacross. The imposition of such oscillating transverse electrical fields improves the reflection capability of such gradient fielda so that the reactive particles are retained more effectively within the zone. With the attainment of appropriate densities of plasma particles and provided that such particles are at a sufficiently high temperature, neutron-producing reactions ensue and large quantities of neutrons emerge from the containment zone. (AEC)},
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year = {1964},
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