TRITIUM-TRITIUM NEUTRON GENERATOR AND LOGGING METHOD

A well logging tool includes a neutron generator to generate and emit energetic neutrons using substantially exclusively a T-T fusion reaction. The well logging tool can include measuring instrumentation for measurement and logging of formation parameters based on elastic scattering in subsurface fo...

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Main Authors GUO, WEIJUN, NAVARRO-SORROCHE, JUAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 09.11.2016
Subjects
CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS
GEOPHYSICS
GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS
MEASURING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
TESTING
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Summary:A well logging tool includes a neutron generator to generate and emit energetic neutrons using substantially exclusively a T-T fusion reaction. The well logging tool can include measuring instrumentation for measurement and logging of formation parameters based on elastic scattering in subsurface formations of neutrons emitted by the neutron generator. The neutron generator can have a concentric layout, in which a cylindrical target structure loaded with tritium particles is located co-axially in an elongate cylindrical housing, with mobile tritium ions being accelerated radially inwardly into impact with the target structure. Production of the mobile tritium ions may be by field ionization through operation of a nano-structure field ionization array.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130900838