Neutron activated switch

Title: Neutron activated switch

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A switch for reacting quickly to a neutron emission. A rod consisting of fissionable material is located inside a vacuum tight body. An adjustable contact is located coaxially at an adjustable distance from one end of the rod. Electrical leads are connected to the rod and to the adjustable contact. With a vacuum drawn inside the body, a neutron bombardment striking the rod causes it to heat and expand longitudinally until it comes into contact with the adjustable contact. This circuit closing occurs within a period of a few microseconds.

Inventors:

Barton, David M ^[1]

Espanola, NM

Issue Date:: 1991-01-01

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

OSTI Identifier:: 867812

Patent Number(s):: 5015433

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

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

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: neutron; activated; switch; reacting; quickly; emission; rod; consisting; fissionable; material; located; inside; vacuum; tight; adjustable; contact; coaxially; distance; electrical; leads; connected; drawn; bombardment; striking; causes; heat; expand; longitudinally; circuit; closing; occurs; period; microseconds; neutron bombardment; located inside; electrical leads; fissionable material; vacuum drawn; neutron emission; neutron activated; electrical lead; vacuum tight; activated switch; /376/250/337/976/

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