AN ELECTRICITY GENERATOR

摘要

An electricity generator including a source of energetic neutrons, a fluid medium for intercepting energetic neutrons emitted by the source of energetic neutrons and for collecting at least part of their energy by ionisation of a portion of the fluid medium, an electrode for collecting charge from the ionised portion of the fluid medium; and means for applying a field to the ionised portion of the fluid medium for urging the ionised portion of the fluid towards the electrode.