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

Full Record
Other Related Research

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 The high voltage electrode has been replaced by a wire cylinder and the collector electrode has been reduced in diameter.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:

Anderson, David F ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 1984-01-01

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):: H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS

Show more

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H01J47/026 - {Gas flow ionisation chambers}

Show less

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. 
        Web.

Copy to clipboard


                    Anderson, David F. Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber.  United States.

Copy to clipboard


                    Anderson, David F. Sun .  
        "Apparatus for monitoring tritium in tritium contaminating environments using a modified Kanne chamber".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864973.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_864973,

  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.},

  doi          = {},

  journal      = {},
number       = ,

  volume       = ,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1984},

  month        = {1}

}

Copy to clipboard

Patent:

View Patent

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Similar Records in DOE Patents and OSTI.GOV collections:

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

Patent Anderson, D F

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.
Tritium monitoring system using a modified Kanne chamber for use in tritium contaminating environments

Conference Anderson, D F; Hiebert, R D

A Kanne chamber has been redesigned to reduce its sensitivity to such contaminants as tritium water vapor and tritiated oil. The high voltage electrode has been replaced by a wire cylinder and the collection electrode has been reduced in diameter. The sensitivity to contamination of the chamber has been reduced by about a factor of 40. The design allows for decontamination of the chamber in place. The improved electronics used is also discussed.
Full Text Available
Apparatus and method for modifying the operation of a robotic vehicle in a real environment, to emulate the operation of the robotic vehicle operating in a mixed reality environment

Patent Garretson, Justin R [Albuquerque, NM]; Parker, Eric P [Albuquerque, NM]; Gladwell, T Scott [Albuquerque, NM]; ...

Apparatus and methods for modifying the operation of a robotic vehicle in a real environment to emulate the operation of the robotic vehicle in a mixed reality environment include a vehicle sensing system having a communications module attached to the robotic vehicle for communicating operating parameters related to the robotic vehicle in a real environment to a simulation controller for simulating the operation of the robotic vehicle in a mixed (live, virtual and constructive) environment wherein the affects of virtual and constructive entities on the operation of the robotic vehicle (and vice versa) are simulated. These effects are communicated tomore »« less
Full Text Available
Methods and apparatus for cleaning objects in a chamber of an optical instrument by generating reactive ions using photon radiation

Patent Klebanoff, Leonard E.; Delgado, Gildardo R.; Hollenshead, Jeromy T.; ...

An optical instrument, including a chamber, an object exposed to an interior of the chamber, a source of low-pressure gas, the gas comprising at least one of low-pressure molecular hydrogen gas, low-pressure molecular oxygen and a low-pressure noble gas, the source of low pressure gas being fluidly coupled to the chamber, a low voltage source electrically coupled between the object and a remaining portion of the instrument that is exposed to the interior of the chamber so as to maintain the object at a low voltage relative to the remaining portion, and an EUV/VUV light source adapted to direct EUV/VUVmore »« less
Full Text Available
Methods and apparatus for use with extreme ultraviolet light having contamination protection

Patent Chilese, Francis C.; Torczynski, John R.; Garcia, Rudy; ...

An apparatus for use with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light comprising A) a duct having a first end opening, a second end opening and an intermediate opening intermediate the first end opening the second end opening, B) an optical component disposed to receive EUV light from the second end opening or to send light through the second end opening, and C) a source of low pressure gas at a first pressure to flow through the duct, the gas having a high transmission of EUV light, fluidly coupled to the intermediate opening. In addition to or rather than gas flow the apparatusmore »« less
Full Text Available

Similar Records