CAPABILITIES FOR NONNUCLEAR APPLICATIONS WITH NUCLEAR FACILITIES AT NRL.
Abstract
In order to promote the utilization of nuclear techniques for problems for which they may have an advantage, descriptions are written about the seven major facilities in the NRL Nuclear Physics Division. These facilities are a 75-MeV cyclotron, a 5-MV positive ion Van de Graaff accelerator, a 60-MeV linear electron accelerator (linac), a 2-MV electron Van de Graaff, a 1-MW nuclear reactor, a 14-MeV neutron source, and a 13-kCiCo60 irradiation facility. To inform potential users of the range of possible applications, and to facilitate extensions of applications into new areas, a list of the capabilities of these facilities has been compiled. The applications are listed under eleven main categories, according to technique or function. Whenever possible, examples are discussed in terms of the specific nonnuclear areas to which they apply. These examples and the accompanying discussion allow the reader to evaluate the potential benefits of a given technique for his own work. For the benefit of readers not familiar with basic nuclear techniques, additional information has been incorporated in appendixes on the interaction of radiation with matter and radiation detection, and on more detailed descriptions of each of the major facilities. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 17, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0660658
Entities
People
- C. R. Gossett
- E. A. Wolicki
- K. W. Marlow
- M. Toms
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory