Alpha indirect conversion radioisotope power source

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Sychov, Maxim ^a   Kavetsky, Alexandr ^a   Yakubova, Galina ^a   Walter, Gabriel ^a   Yousaf, Shahid ^a   Lin, Qian ^a   Chan, Doris ^a   Socarras, Heather ^a   Bower, Kenneth ^a  

^a TRACE Photonics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect conversion; Microbatteries; Phosphor; Plutonium; Power generation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA PARTICLES; DECAY (ORGANIC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PLUTONIUM; POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR; INDIRECT CONVERSION; MICROBATTERIES;

RADIOISOTOPES;

PHOSPHORUS; PLUTONIUM 238; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATOR; ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GENERATOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; POSITRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 37149046591     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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