Investigation on the use of Americium Oxide for Space Power Sources: Radiation Damage Studies

Within Europe 241Am is a feasible alternative to 238Pu that can provide a heat source for radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) and radioisotope heating units (RHUs) to be used in Electrical power sources used in outer planet missions. In the EPSO-SPACE* project developed as an exploratory r...

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Main Authors: Wiss T., Freis D., Griveau J.-C., Popa K., Vigier J.-F., Somers J., D’Agata E., Konings R.J.M., Benes O., Colle J.-Y., Dieste O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171605004