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AssigneeIndustrial Heat, LLC
InventorPeter L. Hagelstein
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A method of excitation transfer to a radioactive source is provided, the radioactive source having a natural radioactive decay rate. The method includes: energizing a stimulatory device coupled to a radioactive source, thereby exciting the radioactive source to decay at an enhanced rate that is higher than the natural radioactive decay rate. An excitation transfer apparatus includes: a support element; a radioactive source mounted on the support element, the radioactive source having a natural radioactive decay rate; a stimulatory device coupled to the support element; and a driver operatively connected to the stimulatory device to energize the stimulatory device, wherein upon energization, the stimulatory device excites the radioactive source which thereby decays at an enhanced rate that is higher than the natural radioactive decay rate.
A method of excitation transfer to a radioactive source, the radioactive source having a natural radioactive decay rate, the method comprising:
An excitation transfer apparatus comprising:
A method, comprising:
The method of embodiment 22, wherein the piezoelectric transducer is on an opposite side of the substrate from the radioactive isotope.
The method of embodiment 21, wherein the at least one frequency is about equal to a fundamental vibrational frequency of the substrate.
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