Method for nondestructive fuel assay of laser fusion targets
Abstract
A method for nondestructively determining the deuterium and tritium content of laser fusion targets by counting the x rays produced by the interaction of tritium beta particles with the walls of the microballoons used to contain the deuterium and tritium gas mixture under high pressure. The x rays provide a direct measure of the tritium content and a means for calculating the deuterium content using the initial known D-T ratio and the known deuterium and tritium diffusion rates.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862468
- Patent Number(s):
- 3940617
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; nondestructive; fuel; assay; laser; fusion; targets; nondestructively; determining; deuterium; tritium; content; counting; rays; produced; interaction; beta; particles; walls; microballoons; contain; gas; mixture; pressure; provide; direct; measure; means; calculating; initial; d-t; ratio; diffusion; rates; fusion targets; gas mixture; laser fusion; beta particles; fusion target; tritium beta; direct measure; tritium gas; nondestructively determining; rays produced; beta particle; /250/376/378/
Citation Formats
Farnum, Eugene H, and Fries, R Jay. Method for nondestructive fuel assay of laser fusion targets. United States: N. p., 1976.
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Farnum, Eugene H, & Fries, R Jay. Method for nondestructive fuel assay of laser fusion targets. United States.
Farnum, Eugene H, and Fries, R Jay. Thu .
"Method for nondestructive fuel assay of laser fusion targets". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862468.
@article{osti_862468,
title = {Method for nondestructive fuel assay of laser fusion targets},
author = {Farnum, Eugene H and Fries, R Jay},
abstractNote = {A method for nondestructively determining the deuterium and tritium content of laser fusion targets by counting the x rays produced by the interaction of tritium beta particles with the walls of the microballoons used to contain the deuterium and tritium gas mixture under high pressure. The x rays provide a direct measure of the tritium content and a means for calculating the deuterium content using the initial known D-T ratio and the known deuterium and tritium diffusion rates.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1976}
}
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