Laser assisted isotope separation in van der Waals cluster beams
The efficiency of conventional aerodynamic isotope sepn. can be improved by 2 orders of magnitude with the aid of a relatively weak cw IR laser which is used to induce isotopically selective condensation. Overall isotope enrichment factors in excess of 2 are obtained as compared to about 1.02 in the conventional sepn. S isotopes in SF6 are sepd. on a lab. scale. IR vibrational predissocn. by itself and in combination with isotopically selective condensation are effective new ways of isotope sepn.
1986
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AN 1988:120714
CAN 108:120714
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Nuclear Technology
Inst. Phys. Exp.,EPFL,Lausanne,Switz. FIELD URL:
Conference
56FTAJ
written in English.
Lasers (IR, in isotope sepn. in van der Waals cluster beams); Isotope separation (laser-induced, in van der Waals cluster beams); Predissociation (vibrational, in IR laser assisted isotope sepn. in van der Waals cluster beams); Energy level excitation (vibrational, in laser assisted isotope sepn. in van der Waals cluster beams)
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