Production of Polonium-208, 209 and 210 for use in nuclear battery via particle accelerator

In‐Depth Analysis of the Internal Energy Conversion of Nuclear Batteries and Radiation Degradation of Key Materials

“…[36] Other radioisotope sources were limited in use due to difficulties in preparation process. [37] The beam energy range of the electronic linear accelerator was 50-200 keV, which can replace the radioisotope sources with the same average energy. [22,38] The emission energy of 62 keV was used to replace the average energy of the 147 Pm.…”

The investigation of the production of Ac-227, Ra-228, Th-228, and U-232 in thorium by particle accelerators for use in radioisotope power systems and nuclear batteries

“…Nuclear reactions provide production of new nuclei, which are not natural, to use in nuclear medicine, space researches, shielding, energy production etc. The nuclear reactions can be performed by nuclear reactors or particle accelerators to produce different radioisotopes in the literature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. One of the most important radioisotopes produced by nuclear reactions is energetic radioisotopes that can be used in nuclear batteries, which have vital role for 2 microelectronic and space researches as an energy source.…”

“…One of nuclear batteries used in space researches is Radioisotope Power System (RPS), which is an important technology for a spacecraft/space-probe. RPS provides heat power and electrical power for spacecraft/spaceprobe, particularly in deep space missions and in planetary researches [6][7][8][9]13]. It is obvious that there are mainly two practical options for ensuring a long-term source of electrical power: By exploiting the light of sun and heat obtained from a nuclear source (e.g.…”

Introductory Chapter: Accelerators and Colliders

“…In addition to researches in physics, the particle accelerators are used by commercial purposes, some of which are the production of radioactive sources in cancer treatment and medical imaging, sterilizing in medical hardware and food, energetic radioisotope production, production of semiconductors for electronic systems, etc. [3][4][5][6][7][8].…”