发明名称 |
Photochemical isotope separation |
摘要 |
A process for separating isotopes by selective excitation of isotopic species of a volatile compound by tuned laser light. A highly cooled gas of the volatile compound is produced in which the isotopic shift is sharpened and defined. Before substantial condensation occurs, the cooled gas is irradiated with laser light precisely tuned to a desired wavelength to selectively excite a particular isotopic species in the cooled gas. The laser light may impart sufficient energy to the excited species to cause it to undergo photochemical reaction or even to photoionize. Alternatively, a two-photon irradiation may be applied to the cooled gas to induce photochemical reaction or photoionization. The process is particularly applicable to the separation of isotopes of uranium and plutonium.
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申请公布号 |
US4661221(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1987.04.28 |
申请号 |
US19850815186 |
申请日期 |
1985.12.23 |
申请人 |
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY |
发明人 |
ROBINSON, C. PAUL;JENSEN, REED J.;COTTER, THEODORE P.;GREINER, NORMAN R.;BOYER, KEITH |
分类号 |
B01D59/34;(IPC1-7):B01D59/00 |
主分类号 |
B01D59/34 |
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