摘要 |
Apparatus for the photochemical separation of an isotope from a mixture of isotopes of an element, such as mercury, comprising at least one monoisotopic discharge lamp mounted in a fluid-tight chamber, an electrically conductive winding exciting the discharge lamp, means for circulating a liquid non-oxidizable and unreactive with the element through the chamber to continuously flush the walls of the chamber and the lamp, and an inlet and outlet in the chamber for introducing and exhausting a gaseous mixture containing the element and at least one substance which reacts with the isotope to be separated.
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