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Ballistic piston fissioning plasma experiment.The production of fissioning uranium plasma samples such that the fission fragment stopping distance is less than the dimensions of the plasma is approached by using a ballistic piston device for the compression of uranium hexafluoride. The experimental apparatus is described. At room temperature the gun can be loaded up to 100 torr UF6 partial pressure, but at compression a thousand fold increase of pressure can be obtained at a particle density on the order of 10 to the 19th power per cu cm. Limited spectral studies of UF6 were performed while obtaining the pressure-volume data. The results obtained and their implications are discussed.
Document ID
19720027667
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Miller, B. E.
Schneider, R. T.
(Florida, University Gainesville, Fla., United States)
Thom, K.
(AEC-NASA, Space Nuclear Systems Office, Washington D.C., United States)
Lalos, G. T.
(U.S. Navy, Naval Ordnance Laboratory, Washington D.C., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1971
Subject Category
Physics, Plasma
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Uranium Plasmas: Research and Applications
Location: Atlanta, GA
Start Date: November 15, 1971
End Date: November 17, 1971
Accession Number
72A11333
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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