PROCESS OF SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES OF POTASSIUM IN ELECTROMAGNETIC SEPARATOR WITH USE OF ION SOURCE

摘要

production of highly enriched isotopes of potassium on industrial scale. SUBSTANCE: working medium-finely dispersed iron and K3PO4 ( mass relation 1:(6-7) correspondingly ) is placed into melting pot of ion source and is heated to steamlike state. Steams are ionized in gaseous-discharge chamber under action of electron emission from thermionic cathode. Ion beams are formed by electrodes of ion-optical system, are divided and focused in magnetic field. Ions are trapped by means of boxes of collector. On termination of process collectors are removed. Isotopes are removed by method of anode pickling. Isotope enrichment in per cent is : K-39=99.97; K- 40=89.0; K-41=99.0. EFFECT: increased productivity of proposed process. 1 cl, 1 tbl