Accession Number:

AD0829740

Title:

THE EFFECT OF SIMULATED FISSION PRODUCTS IN THE INTER-ELECTRODE SPACING OF A THERMIONIC DIODE.

Descriptive Note:

Annual rept. no. 3, 1 Nov 66-31 Oct 67,

Corporate Author:

ARIZONA UNIV TUCSON ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION

Personal Author(s):

• Davis, Monte V.

Report Date:

1967-12-21

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

The development of the vehicles, the thermionic diode-envelope systems for high-temperature operation, and the monitoring systems are discussed. The spatial distribution of positive ions in the plasma is presented for a diode operating in the ignited mode. The calculation is preliminary to the determination of the effects of impurities in the inter-electrode spaces. Author

Descriptors:

• *FISSION PRODUCTS
• *THERMIONIC CONVERTERS
• DIODES
• PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES
• SIMULATION
• IMPURITIES
• IONS
• ELECTRONS
• INTERACTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Electric Power Production and Distribution

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE