A 7.5-g pellet of cm-242, prepared from processing irradiated am-241 by solvent extraction, conversion to the sesquioxide, pelletizing, and encapsulation, was used to fuel snap-11. This thermoelectric system generated 18 to 23 w in a 90-day simulated lunar environment test.
The preparation of multigram quantities of curium-242 for snap-11
NUCLEAR APPL. ; 6 , 6 ; 549-558
1969
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AMERICIUM , AUFBEREITUNG , BESTRAHLUNG , CURIUM , HERSTELLUNG , KONVERTER , RADIOISOTOP , RAUMFAHRT
[Intailles antiques du Trésor de Curium [vignettes)]
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