Nuclear power systems.
Nuclear power systems using radioisotope and reactor power sources
NUCLEAR POWER↗
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Power systems for an unmanned lunar roving vehicle.
Unmanned lunar roving vehicle power requirements, comparing radioisotope thermoelectric generator and solar cell/battery systems
LUNAR ROVING VEHICLE /LRV/↗
Low-energy gamma ray inspection of brazed aluminum joints
Americium 241 serves as a suitable radioisotope /gamma ray source/ and exposure probe for radiographic inspection of brazed aluminum joints in areas of limited accessibility. The powdered isotope is contained in a sealed capsule mounted at the end of a spring-loaded pushrod in the probe assembly.
Brown, J. A.↗
Design and demonstration of a radioisojet
Radioisotope heated thrustor development and evaluation
JET THRUST↗
Study and analysis of satellite power systems configurations for maximum utilization of power Technical report, 18 May 1965 - 18 Jul. 1966
Optimization of solar cells and radioisotope thermioelectric generators for satellite power supply systems
SOLAR CELL↗
Extraterrestrial life detection with isotopes and some aerospace applications.
Gulliver radioisotopic biochemical probe to detect extraterrestrial life
MICROBIOLOGY↗
Design and demonstration of a radioisojet.
Performance of radioisotope heated ammonia thrustor for spacecraft application
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLY↗
Silicon surface barrier detectors used for liquid hydrogen density measurement
Multichannel system employing a radioisotope radiation source, strontium-90, radiation detector, and a silicon surface barrier detector, measures the local density of liquid hydrogen at various levels in a storage tank. The instrument contains electronic equipment for collecting the density information, and a data handling system for processing this information.
James, D. T.↗
Summary, volume 1 Final report
Voyager project study summaries on spacecraft powered by radioisotope thermoelectric generators, planetary quarantine, redundancy, and data management and control
Oleary, K. C.↗
RTG spacecraft study, volume 2 Final report
Design and implementation of radioisotope thermoelectric generators providing electric power to Voyager spacecraft bus
Kriprih, A.↗
Voyager spacecraft phase B, task D. Volume 4 - Engineering tasks. Book 1 - Effect of capsule RTG'S on spacecraft Final report
Effect of radioisotope thermal generators in flight capsule on Voyager spacecraft configuration
Source record↗
Radiation mapping of a planetary surface lander system
Radiation mapping analysis for landing modules with radioisotope thermoelectric generators
Gingo, P. J.↗
RTG integration problem areas and parametric analysis
Design concepts, parametric analysis, and integration problems of radioisotope thermoelectric generators in space missions
Selwitz, L.↗
Design and vehicle integration of a Pu-238 Brayton power system for MORL.
Plutonium 238 radioisotope Brayton cycle power system design and vehicle integration
Kirkland, V. D.↗
The diagnosis of experimental pulmonary aero- emboli following decompression by radio- isotopic lung scanning.
Radioisotopic lung scanning for locating pulmonary aeroemboli following decompression
Cockett, A. T. K.↗
Design and demonstration of a radioisojet.
Performance of radioisotope heated ammonia thrustor for spacecraft application
Isley, W. C.↗
Power system configurations for extended science missions on Mars.
Power system configurations for extended surface Mars laboratory mission, considering solar photovoltaic panels and radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Swerdling, M.↗
Manganese-56 coincidence-counting facility precisely measures neutron-source strength
Precise measurement of neutron-source strength is provided by a manganese 56 coincidence-counting facility using the manganese-bath technique. This facility combines nuclear instrumentation with coincidence-counting techniques to handle a wide variety of radioisotope-counting requirements.
De Volpi, A.↗