Fission fragment driven neutron source
Abstract
Fissionable uranium formed into a foil is bombarded with thermal neutrons in the presence of deuterium-tritium gas. The resulting fission fragments impart energy to accelerate deuterium and tritium particles which in turn provide approximately 14 MeV neutrons by the reactions t(d,n).sup.4 He and d(t,n).sup.4 He.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Columbia, MO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Aerojet Nuclear Co., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 862626
- Patent Number(s):
- 3976888
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21G - CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(10-1)-1375
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fission; fragment; driven; neutron; source; fissionable; uranium; formed; foil; bombarded; thermal; neutrons; presence; deuterium-tritium; gas; resulting; fragments; impart; energy; accelerate; deuterium; tritium; particles; provide; approximately; 14; mev; reactions; mev neutrons; fission fragments; thermal neutron; neutron source; thermal neutrons; tritium gas; provide approximately; impart energy; fission fragment; deuterium-tritium gas; /376/250/976/
Citation Formats
Miller, Lowell G, Young, Robert C, and Brugger, Robert M. Fission fragment driven neutron source. United States: N. p., 1976.
Web.
Miller, Lowell G, Young, Robert C, & Brugger, Robert M. Fission fragment driven neutron source. United States.
Miller, Lowell G, Young, Robert C, and Brugger, Robert M. Thu .
"Fission fragment driven neutron source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862626.
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title = {Fission fragment driven neutron source},
author = {Miller, Lowell G and Young, Robert C and Brugger, Robert M},
abstractNote = {Fissionable uranium formed into a foil is bombarded with thermal neutrons in the presence of deuterium-tritium gas. The resulting fission fragments impart energy to accelerate deuterium and tritium particles which in turn provide approximately 14 MeV neutrons by the reactions t(d,n).sup.4 He and d(t,n).sup.4 He.},
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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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