Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber
Abstract
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 The high voltage electrode has been replaced by a wire cylinder and the collector electrode has been reduced in diameter.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.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864973
- Patent Number(s):
- 4445037
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- 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/
Citation Formats
Anderson, David F. Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber. United States: N. p., 1984.
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title = {Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber},
author = {Anderson, David F},
abstractNote = {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 The high voltage electrode has been replaced by a wire cylinder and the collector electrode has been reduced in diameter.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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