Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
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 Diagram of an RTG used on the Cassini probe |
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG) is an electrical generator that obtains its power from radioactive decay. In such a device, the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material is converted into electricity by the Seebeck effect using an array of thermocouples.
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| NASA Radioisotope Power Systems website – RTG page NASA Radioisotope Power Systems website – RTG page solarsystem.nasa.gov/rps/rtg.cfm - Web |
| NASA JPL briefing, Expanding Frontiers with Radioi... NASA JPL briefing, Expanding Frontiers with Radioisotope Power Systems solarsystem.nasa.gov/scitech/display.cfm?ST_ID=705 - Web |
| SpaceViews: The Cassini RTG Debate SpaceViews: The Cassini RTG Debate www.seds.org/spaceviews/cassini/rtgpages.html - Web |
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| Stirling Radioisotope Generator Stirling Radioisotope Generator www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/RT/2004/RP/RPT-shah.html - Web |
| DOE contributions – good links DOE contributions – good links www.osti.gov/accomplishments/rtg.html - Web |
| Idaho National Laboratory – Producer of RTGs Idaho National Laboratory – Producer of RTGs inlportal.inl.gov/.../server.pt?open=514&objID=1482&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=17&mode=2&in_hi_userid=200&cached=true - Web |
| Idaho National Laboratory MMRTG page with photo-ba... Idaho National Laboratory MMRTG page with photo-based "virtual tour" www.inl.gov/research/mars-science-laboratory/ - Web |
