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Well what about mechanical waves /sound waves. I mean we are talking about rates of less than a bit per second. Just have a small hammer ping your metal contain
by cycomanic 5y ago
Well what about mechanical waves /sound waves. I mean we are talking about rates of less than a bit per second. Just have a small hammer ping your metal container. Will go much further is much cheaper and can easily do a higher data rate.
- toast0 5y agoYou can probably do something with optical communications through a thick, leaded glass window, depending on your containment needs.
- titanomachy 5y agoMore moving parts than an electrically-modulated neutron source. But this was my first thought as well.
- lazide 5y agoPiezoelectrics?
- gh02t 5y agoAcoustic was also my first thought. Neutron generators are quite complicated and relatively delicate. Meanwhile acoustic transducers (e.g. piezo) are super simple and low power.
- R0b0t1 5y agoPiezoelements would work well. Not really a moving part in the traditional sense, with worn surfaces from friction.
- andi999 5y agoThe danger zone for humans is smaller though.
- andylynch 5y agoThe ‘safety critical maritime structures’ they are talking about are probably pressure hulls on nuclear submarines. They are well equipped to handle radiological material and really want to be quiet.