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US 10,381,123 B1Granted
Nuclear excitation transfer via phonon-nuclear coupling
AssigneeIndustrial Heat, LLC
InventorPeter L. Hagelstein
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a support and a radioactive source on the support. The radioactive source includes nuclei. An excitation element is coupled to the support. Upon activation of the excitation element, radiation emission from the radioactive source is reduced. The excitation element includes a vibration source. Excitation is transferred from nuclei of the radioactive source to nuclei of the support. The excitation transfer occurs in bulk from multiple nuclei of the radioactive source. The excitation transfer causes emissions from the support.
Claims13
An apparatus comprising:
- a support;
- a radioactive source on the support, the radioactive source comprising nuclei;
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- an excitation element coupled to the support,
- wherein upon activation of the excitation element, radiation emission from the radioactive source is reduced wherein excitation is transferred from at least one decay product nucleus of the radioactive source to one or more nuclei of the support;
- wherein the one or more nuclei of the support to which the excitation is transferred are of the same isotope as the decay product nucleus.
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