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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James A. Grossnickle, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dejan Nikic, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark J. Clemen, Jr., Port Orchard, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 4/02 (2006.01); H05H 3/06 (2006.01); H05H 1/06 (2006.01); G21B 1/05 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G21G 4/02 (2013.01); G21B 1/05 (2013.01); H05H 1/06 (2013.01); H05H 3/06 (2013.01); G01N 23/005 (2013.01); Y02E 30/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A neutron generator includes a fuel source configured to provide a neutron-producing fuel. The neutron generator includes a plasma confinement device coupled to the fuel source and configured to generate a z-pinch of the neutron-producing fuel.