Fissile Target With Capturing Layer For Product Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The production of fission and activation products from fissile target irradiation is hindered by costly, time-consuming chemical separations required to isolate individual fission or activation products, which often involve handling high-dose samples and require engineered shielding.
Innovation Solution
The development of fissile target materials comprising a target substrate with a capturing layer that captures fission products, allowing for their separation from the bulk fissile target material, thereby simplifying the isolation process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If chemical separation is performed to isolate individual fission or activation products from bulk fissile target material, then product isolation is achieved, but the process becomes costly and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The capturing layer is pre-applied to the fissile target substrate before irradiation. This preliminary action ensures that fission products are immediately captured and localized in the capturing layer upon formation, eliminating the need for subsequent complex chemical separation processes and significantly reducing processing time
2Measurement precision
If chemical separation is performed to isolate individual fission or activation products, then product isolation is achieved, but costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The capturing layer is pre-applied to the fissile target substrate before irradiation. This preliminary action ensures that fission products are immediately captured and localized in the capturing layer upon formation, eliminating the need for subsequent complex chemical separation processes and significantly reducing processing time
3Quantity of substance
If bulk fissile target material is irradiated to produce fission products, then product yield is increased, but separation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The target structure is segmented into distinct functional layers: a fissile target substrate that produces fission products and a capturing layer that selectively collects them. This segmentation physically separates the fission product collection function from the bulk target material, allowing high-yield irradiation while simplifying subsequent separation to merely removing the capturing layer
Solution Approach 2:
The capturing layer acts as an intermediary between the fissile target substrate and the external environment. It intercepts and retains fission products as they are formed, preventing them from dispersing into the bulk target material. This intermediary function localizes the products and simplifies the separation process
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables efficient separation and purification of fission and activation products, reducing costs and time, while also allowing for the recycling of fissile atoms and the isolation of activation products.
Implementation Method 1
a target substrate that includes a fissile atom, and layering at least one surface of the substrate with a capturing layer
Data Source
AI summary
Fissile target materials are provided. The fissile target materials can include a target substrate and a capturing layer operably interfacing with at least one surface of the target substrate. Fission fissile target materials are also provided that can include a target substrate comprising at least one fissile atom and a capturing layer operably interfacing with at least one surface of the target substrate. The capturing layer can include at least one fission product.