Cells in which radiation heats a thermoelectric junction or a thermionic converter

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Arrangements for obtaining electrical energy from radioactive sources, e.g. from radioactive isotopes > Cells in which radiation heats a thermoelectric junction or a thermionic converter

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Subclass:: OBTAINING ENERGY FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES; APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION FROM RADIOACTIVE SOURCES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; UTILISING COSMIC RADIATION