Published September 1978 | Version v1
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Nuclear electric power sources

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Measurements on radioactive commercial p-n junction silicon cells show that these units are capable of delivering several hundred microwatts per curie of 241-Am alpha source, indicating their usefulness in such electronic devices as hearing aids, heart pacemakers, electronic watches, delay timers and nuclear dosimeter chargers. It is concluded that the 241-Am sources are superior to the beta sources used previously, because of higher alpha specific ionization and simultaneous production of low energy photons which are easily converted into photoelectrons for additional power

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS. PC A02/MF A01.

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23 p.
Report number
N--78-33538

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
10487793
Subject category
S07: ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES;
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM 241; PERFORMANCE; RADIOISOTOPE BATTERIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM ISOTOPES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES