Lantern Mantles -Reply

[Harold Chaney <HDC@nrc.gov>]

The light output is a function of the rate of gas expansion/density and the cerium
content of the mantle material.  Thorium is used as a high heat resistant binder for
the mantle cloth.

H. Dean Chaney, CHP, USNRC,RIV/WCFO-MB
hdc@nrc.gov

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