Radioisotope power systems utilising americium-241 as a source of heat have been under development in Europe as part of a European Space Agency funded programme since 2009. The aim is to develop all of the building blocks that would enable Europe to
ACKNOWLEDGMENTThe authors are pleased to acknowledge the assistance of R. M. Kniefel with the tensile testing and cyclotron irradiations, and the contributions of R. A. Spurling and D. R. Warner to the metallography.
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