INVESTIGATIONS ON THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF NUCLEAR FISSION ENERGY TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN A PLASMA DIODE

Abstract

Results of experimental and theoretical investigations are presented on the use of a nuclear generated plasma in a noble gas plasma diode thermionic converter. Related programs of emitter materials development and plasma measurements are described. These are presented in the following individual sections contained in this report: (1) inpile ion chamber experiment theory and tube design, (2) pulsed noble gas plasma diode experiments, (3) electron mobility in gases, (4) spectroscopic measurements in a cesium low voltage arc converter, and (5) uranium carbide-rhenium cermet emitter. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1962
Accession Number
AD0290727

Entities

People

  • Frank E. Jamerson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Current Density
  • Electron Emission
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Fabrication
  • Fission
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Flux
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Thermionic Converters
  • Thermionic Emission
  • Variable Pressure

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Solar Physics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics