Initial Operation of the Standard Pile (open access)

Initial Operation of the Standard Pile

From abstract: "The Standard Pile was first brought to criticality on July 25, 1953. The first two months of operation permitted calibration of the reactor and preparation of it for use as a neutron source in exponential experiments."
Date: December 1953
Creator: Axtmann, Robert C.; Heinrich, L. A.; Robinson, R. C.; Towler, O. A. & Wade, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Monitor for Surface Adsorbed Tritium (open access)

A Monitor for Surface Adsorbed Tritium

From abstract: "A monitor for detection of surface-adsorbed tritium beta particles has been developed. The detecting element is a windowless Geiger tube with the counting gas flowing through it. The normal limit of detection of a single-tube probe is 800 d/m of tritium, while a three-tube probe is probably limited to about 2000 d/m. Both probes have a counting efficiency of about 10% for tritium."
Date: December 1953
Creator: Karraker, D. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library