EXCITATION TRANSFER IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR NON-EXPONENTIAL DECAY OF RADIOACTIVE SPECIES

EXCITATION TRANSFER IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR NON-EXPONENTIAL DECAY OF RADIOACTIVE SPECIES

A method of excitation transfer to a radioactive source is provided, the radioactive source having a natural radioactive decay rate. The method includes: energizing a stimulatory device coupled to a radioactive source, thereby exciting the radioactive source to decay at an enhanced rate that is high...

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1. Verfasser: Hagelstein, Peter L
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
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Zusammenfassung:A method of excitation transfer to a radioactive source is provided, the radioactive source having a natural radioactive decay rate. The method includes: energizing a stimulatory device coupled to a radioactive source, thereby exciting the radioactive source to decay at an enhanced rate that is higher than the natural radioactive decay rate. An excitation transfer apparatus includes: a support element; a radioactive source mounted on the support element, the radioactive source having a natural radioactive decay rate; a stimulatory device coupled to the support element; and a driver operatively connected to the stimulatory device to energize the stimulatory device, wherein upon energization, the stimulatory device excites the radioactive source which thereby decays at an enhanced rate that is higher than the natural radioactive decay rate.