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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
John T. Gill, Daniel B. Hawkins, Clifford L. Renschler
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 325-329
Safety; Measurement and Accountability; Operation and Maintenance; Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29765
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Zeolite-based tritium lamps are a possible alternative to traditional tritium gas tube light sources. Rare earth luminescing centers may be ion-exchanged into zeolite matrices. Close proximity of tritium atoms to the rare earths can be provided by highly tritiated water sorbed within the pore structure of the zeolite aluminosilicate matrix. Zeolites are optically clear and radiation stable. Light outputs up to 2 W/cm2, with good stability, are shown here for tritiated water-loaded zeolites. Procedures for obtaining light sources are presented and results are discussed. The possible use of these luminescent materials as process monitors for the tritium content of zeolite absorption columns is also proposed.