Neutron interrogation systems using pyroelectric crystals and methods of preparation thereof [electronic resource].
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- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2017.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy - Additional Creators
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a pyroelectric crystal, a deuterated or tritiated target, an ion source, and a common support coupled to the pyroelectric crystal, the deuterated or tritiated target, and the ion source. In another embodiment, a method includes producing a voltage of negative polarity on a surface of a deuterated or tritiated target in response to a temperature change of a pyroelectric crystal, pulsing a deuterium ion source to produce a deuterium ion beam, accelerating the deuterium ion beam to the deuterated or tritiated target to produce a neutron beam, and directing the ion beam onto the deuterated or tritiated target to make neutrons using a voltage of the pyroelectric crystal and/or an HGI surrounding the pyroelectric crystal. The directionality of the neutron beam is controlled by changing the accelerating voltage of the system. Other apparatuses and methods are presented as well.
- Report Numbers
- E 1.99:9,723,704
9,723,704 - Subject(s)
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/2017.
"9,723,704"
"12/540,203"
Vincent Tang; Glenn A. Meyer; Steven Falabella; Gary Guethlein; Brian Rusnak; Stephen Sampayan; Christopher M. Spadaccini; Li-Fang Wang; John Harris; Jeff Morse. - Funding Information
- AC52-07NA27344
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