6 papers
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…
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…
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…