RE: Request info about on Rad Batteries

["Neil, David M" <neildm@id.doe.gov>]

You're right.  That's what I get for relying on protein memory instead of
electromagnetic.

Josephson junctions are part of a SQUID (the sensor, not the mollusk).

They are, in fact, thermocouples.

Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov

The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse
every time Congress meets.    Will Rogers

On Thursday, July 20, 2000 11:44 AM, Ted de Castro [SMTP:tdc@xrayted.com]
wrote:
> Are you SURE??
> 
> I've always seen the refrigerator units referred to as "peltier" cells -
> or employing the Peltier effect.
> 
> And - when I worked on SNAP's 19 and 27 - they were simply called
> "thermopiles" - composed of thermocouples.
> 
> "Neil, David M" wrote:
> > 
> > As mentioned a few weeks ago on a similar subject, the portion of the
> > Radioactive Thermal Generator (RTG) that converts the decay heat to
> > electrical energy is an array of Josephson junctions, sometimes called a
> > Josephson pile.  If your student has access to one of those 12V picnic
> > cooler/warmers, they contain one which could be used for a
demonstration,
> > with some sort of temperature differential. (They work both ways;
electrical
> > > thermal and thermal > electrical )
> > 
> > Dave Neil               neildm@id.doe.gov
> > 
> > You are not just a number to this government agency. You are three
numbers,
> > a dash, two more numbers, another dash, and four more numbers.
> > 
> > On Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:41 AM, John Pickering
> > [SMTP:johnjp@email.sjsu.edu] wrote:
> > > Info is needed on radioactive batteries and/or radioactive materials
used
> > as
> > > a power source in such items as space equipment. One of our students
> > > (Nuclear Chemistry) is doing a report on the use of radioactive
sources
> > used
> > > as batteries. The student found very little information on the
internet
> > > (which is the primary resource for this class). Can anyone refer me to
an
> > > information source or have knowledge they can share?
> > >
> > > His report will be due by Monday morning.
> > >
> > > My email is johnjp@email.sjsu.edu
> > > My fax is (408) 924-5037
> > >
> > > Many thanks. This group has become very useful for our classes to
locate
> > > information.
> > >
> > > John Pickering
> > > San Jose State University
> > >
> > >
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