Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction

The luminescence of Kr-Xe, Ar-Kr, and Ar-Xe mixtures was studied in the spectral range 300–970 nm when excited by 6Li (n, α)3 H nuclear reaction products in the core of a nuclear reactor. Lithium was deposited on walls of experimental cell in the form of a capillary-porous structure, which made it p...

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Main Authors: Kuanysh Samarkhanov, Mendykhan Khasenov, Erlan Batyrbekov, Inesh Kenzhina, Yerzhan Sapatayev, Vadim Bochkov
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Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8891891
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description The luminescence of Kr-Xe, Ar-Kr, and Ar-Xe mixtures was studied in the spectral range 300–970 nm when excited by 6Li (n, α)3 H nuclear reaction products in the core of a nuclear reactor. Lithium was deposited on walls of experimental cell in the form of a capillary-porous structure, which made it possible to measure up to a temperature of 730 K. The temperature dependence of the radiation intensity of noble gas atoms, alkali metals, and heteronuclear ionic noble gas molecules was studied. Also, as in the case of single-component gases, the appearance of lithium lines and impurities of sodium and potassium is associated with vaporization during the release of nuclear reaction products from the lithium layer. The excitation of lithium atoms occurs mainly as a result of the Penning process of lithium atoms on noble gas atoms in the 1s states and subsequent ion-molecular reactions. Simultaneous radiation at transitions of atoms of noble gases and lithium, heteronuclear ion molecules of noble gases allows us to increase the efficiency of direct conversion of nuclear energy into light.
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spelling doaj-art-fa02463ae2fc489db7c9ace6572023fc2025-08-20T03:20:01ZengWileyScience and Technology of Nuclear Installations1687-60751687-60832020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88918918891891Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear ReactionKuanysh Samarkhanov0Mendykhan Khasenov1Erlan Batyrbekov2Inesh Kenzhina3Yerzhan Sapatayev4Vadim Bochkov5Material Testing Department, Institute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov 071100, KazakhstanSchool of Science and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan Z05H0P9, KazakhstanNational Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov 071100, KazakhstanKazakh-British Technical University, Almaty 050000, KazakhstanMaterial Testing Department, Institute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov 071100, KazakhstanMaterial Testing Department, Institute of Atomic Energy Branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov 071100, KazakhstanThe luminescence of Kr-Xe, Ar-Kr, and Ar-Xe mixtures was studied in the spectral range 300–970 nm when excited by 6Li (n, α)3 H nuclear reaction products in the core of a nuclear reactor. Lithium was deposited on walls of experimental cell in the form of a capillary-porous structure, which made it possible to measure up to a temperature of 730 K. The temperature dependence of the radiation intensity of noble gas atoms, alkali metals, and heteronuclear ionic noble gas molecules was studied. Also, as in the case of single-component gases, the appearance of lithium lines and impurities of sodium and potassium is associated with vaporization during the release of nuclear reaction products from the lithium layer. The excitation of lithium atoms occurs mainly as a result of the Penning process of lithium atoms on noble gas atoms in the 1s states and subsequent ion-molecular reactions. Simultaneous radiation at transitions of atoms of noble gases and lithium, heteronuclear ion molecules of noble gases allows us to increase the efficiency of direct conversion of nuclear energy into light.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8891891
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Yerzhan Sapatayev
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Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction
Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations
title Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction
title_full Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction
title_fullStr Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction
title_full_unstemmed Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction
title_short Emission of Noble Gases Binary Mixtures under Excitation by the Products of the 6Li (n, α)3 H Nuclear Reaction
title_sort emission of noble gases binary mixtures under excitation by the products of the 6li n α 3 h nuclear reaction
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8891891
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