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Determination of Tritium Content in D2 Gas and Heavy Water
Sandeep Puri, Noah D'Amico, Ian Jones +4
A simple experimental method for the determination of tritium concentration in natural hydrogen and deuterium gas down to the femtomole level is described. Palladium and platinum c…
Alpha Particle Induced Collision Cascade Fusion
Sandeep Puri, Noah D'Amico, Andrew Gillespie +4
We report experimental and computational investigations of a collision-cascade mechanism to induce deuterium-deuterium (D-D) fusion. Evidence of neutron production was observed fro…
Production of Low-Density Aerogel Nuclear Fuels for Use in Fission Fragment Rockets and Novel Reactor Design
Noah D'Amico, Sandeep Puri, Ian Jones +4
Graphene hydrogels were created and loaded with uranyl nitrate or thorium nitrate and freeze-dried to produce graphene aerogel nuclear fuels. These aerogels had densities between 0…
Boron Nitride Coatings for the Enhanced Detection of Neutrons in CR-39
Noah DAmico, Sandeep Puri, Ian Jones +4
The neutron detection efficiency of Columbia Resin 39 (CR-39) nuclear track detectors was assessed for AmBe, 252Cf, and D-T (14 MeV) neutron source spectra. A boron nitride (BN) co…
Enhanced Tritium Production in Irradiated TiD2 from Collisional Fusion in the Solid-State
Andrew K. Gillespie, Cuikun Lin, Ian Jones +6
Ongoing research in new nuclear mechanisms hold the potential for beneficial developments in nuclear power cycle designs. Recent reports investigated the possibility of lattice dyn…
Progress in Fission Fragment Rocket Engine Development and Alpha Particle Detection in High Magnetic Fields
Sandeep Puri, Cuikun Lin, Andrew Gillespie +5
In this article, we present our recent experiments on fission fragment rocket propulsion, and on an innovative new design for an alpha particle detection system that has been inspi…
Helium Detection in Technical Materials
Andrew K. Gillespie, Cuikun Lin, Django Jones +1
Materials used to study nuclear fusion can retain atmospheric helium unless pretreated before an experiment. Understanding helium outgassing is important for accurate diagnostics i…
Simulation and Experimental Analysis of Aerogel Attenuation for High Energy Alpha Particles in Fission Fusion Fragment Rocket Applications
Sandeep Puri, Andrew Gillespie, Ian Jones +3
Emerging studies are geared toward exploring new methods of nuclear rocket propulsion to provide more efficient space transit beyond Earth's orbit. One method is to employ a Fissio…
Simulating Radiation Shielding Effectiveness Against Three Neutron Sources
Andrew K. Gillespie, Cuikun Lin, Matthew Looney +1
Laboratories and Universities regularly apply for approval from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to use neutron generators for experimental research. To comply…
Photoneutron Yield for an Electron Beam on Tantalum and Erbium Deuteride
Andrew K. Gillespie, Cuikun Lin, R. V. Duncan
An electron beam may be used to generate bremsstrahlung photons that go on to create photoneutrons within metals. This serves as a low-energy neutron source for irradiation experim…
The Fission Fragment Rocket Engine for Mars Fast Transit
John Gahl, Andrew K. Gillespie, Cuikun Lin +1
In this paper we discuss the advantages and challenges of utilizing Fission Fragment Rocket Engines (FFREs) to dramatically reduce transit time in space travel, for example, travel…
Prospects For A New Light Nuclei, Fission Fusion Energy Cycle
R. V. Duncan, Cuikun Lin, Andrew K. Gillespie +1
Future advanced nuclear rocket propulsion, and the availability of new nuclear power cycle designs, will benefit substantially from the large current investment in alternative nucl…