Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber

Title: Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber

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A conventional Kanne tritium monitor has been redesigned to reduce its sensitivity to such contaminants as tritiated water vapor and tritiated oil. The high voltage electrode has been replaced by a wire cylinder and the collector electrode has been reduced in diameter. The area sensitive to contamination has thereby been reduced by about a factor of forty while the overall apparatus sensitivity and operation has not been affected. The design allows for in situ decontamination of the chambers, if necessary.

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Anderson, David F. ^[1]

(Los Alamos, NM)

Issue Date:: 1984-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM

OSTI Identifier:: 864973

Patent Number(s):: 4445037

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) LANL

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: apparatus; monitoring; tritium; contaminating; environments; modified; kanne; chamber; conventional; monitor; redesigned; reduce; sensitivity; contaminants; tritiated; water; vapor; oil; voltage; electrode; replaced; wire; cylinder; collector; reduced; diameter; sensitive; contamination; factor; forty; overall; operation; affected; design; allows; situ; decontamination; chambers; situ decontamination; tritium monitor; water vapor; tritiated water; voltage electrode; collector electrode; design allows; /250/

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