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J. D. Simpson, J. K. Hoffer, L. R. Foreman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 21 | Number 2 | March 1992 | Pages 330-333
Safety; Measurement and Accountability; Operation and Maintenance; Application | doi.org/10.13182/FST92-A29766
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We have examined two of the variables that affect the beta-layering process in which nonuniform layers of solid deuterium-tritium (DT) are driven toward uniformity by beta-decay induced sublimation. For these experiments, a 9 mm diameter polycarbonate sphere was partially filled with a 50-50 mix of DT liquid, frozen, and then held at 17 K. We measured the equilibration time constant τ as functions of solid layer thickness, 4He exchange gas pressure, and age. Solid layer thicknesses ranged from 200 µm to 650 µm, exchange gas pressures from 0 to 600 torr, and age from 0 to 104 days. Results show a significant final solid layer anisotropy with exchange gas pressures above 5 torr, and τ values that increased with age by 0.01 min/day for 200 µm-thick layers, and by 0.5 min/day for 650 µm-thick layers. The time constant is shown to be a weak function of exchange gas pressure.