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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew Thomas Cross, Waterford, NY (US);
Alexander Kagan, Guilderland, NY (US);
Thomas Raber, East Berne, NY (US);
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Nidhishri Tapadia, Glenville, NY (US);
Ashraf Atalla, Portland, OR (US);
Pierre Fernand Habig, Rambouillet, FR;
Frederic Dahan, Le Chesnay, FR;
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A portable neutron generator is provided that does not utilize liquid cooling. The portable neutron generator includes a vacuum chamber housing defining a vacuum chamber and an ion beam inlet. The portable neutron generator also includes a rotating target positioned within the vacuum chamber. The ion beam inlet is oriented to receive ions such that the ions impinge upon the rotating target to cause neutrons to be emitted. The rotating target comprises a copper alloy. The portable neutron generator also includes a motor core positioned within the vacuum chamber and coupled to the rotating target. A motor stator is electromagnetically coupled with the motor core. The motor core is configured to rotate the rotating target at greater than 200 Hz during operation.