Development of the laser isotope separation method (AVLIS) for obtaining weight amounts of highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope
Abstract
Results obtained at the first stage of development of the experimental technique for obtaining weight amounts of the highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope by laser photoionisation are presented. The vaporiser and the laser are designed, and various methods of irradiation of neodymium vapour and extraction of photoions are tested. The product yield {approx}40 mg h{sup -1} for the {approx}60% enrichment and 25 mg h{sup -1} for the {approx}65% enrichment is achieved for a vaporiser of length 27 cm. The cost of constructing the facility for preparing 50 kg of the {sup 150}Nd isotope, intended for determining the neutrino mass, is estimated. This estimate shows that the cost of production can be lowered by a factor of 5-7 compared to the electromagnetic method. (invited paper)
- Authors:
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- Russian Research Centre 'Kurchatov Institute', Moscow (Russian Federation)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 21496538
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 35; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE2005v035n10ABEH006601; Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7818
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; COST; EVAPORATORS; IRRADIATION; LASER ISOTOPE SEPARATION; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM 150; NEUTRINOS; PHOTOIONIZATION; REST MASS; VAPORS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; GASES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IONIZATION; ISOTOPE SEPARATION; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; METALS; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; RARE EARTH NUCLEI; RARE EARTHS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; STABLE ISOTOPES
Citation Formats
Babichev, A P, Grigoriev, Igor' S, Grigoriev, A I, Dorovskii, A P, D'yachkov, Aleksei B, Kovalevich, S K, Kochetov, V A, Kuznetsov, V A, Labozin, Valerii P, Matrakhov, A V, Mironov, Sergei M, Nikulin, Sergei A, Pesnya, A V, Timofeev, N I, Firsov, Valerii A, Tsvetkov, G O, and Shatalova, G G. Development of the laser isotope separation method (AVLIS) for obtaining weight amounts of highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope. United States: N. p., 2005.
Web. doi:10.1070/QE2005V035N10ABEH006601.
Babichev, A P, Grigoriev, Igor' S, Grigoriev, A I, Dorovskii, A P, D'yachkov, Aleksei B, Kovalevich, S K, Kochetov, V A, Kuznetsov, V A, Labozin, Valerii P, Matrakhov, A V, Mironov, Sergei M, Nikulin, Sergei A, Pesnya, A V, Timofeev, N I, Firsov, Valerii A, Tsvetkov, G O, & Shatalova, G G. Development of the laser isotope separation method (AVLIS) for obtaining weight amounts of highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope. United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N10ABEH006601
Babichev, A P, Grigoriev, Igor' S, Grigoriev, A I, Dorovskii, A P, D'yachkov, Aleksei B, Kovalevich, S K, Kochetov, V A, Kuznetsov, V A, Labozin, Valerii P, Matrakhov, A V, Mironov, Sergei M, Nikulin, Sergei A, Pesnya, A V, Timofeev, N I, Firsov, Valerii A, Tsvetkov, G O, and Shatalova, G G. 2005.
"Development of the laser isotope separation method (AVLIS) for obtaining weight amounts of highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope". United States. https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N10ABEH006601.
@article{osti_21496538,
title = {Development of the laser isotope separation method (AVLIS) for obtaining weight amounts of highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope},
author = {Babichev, A P and Grigoriev, Igor' S and Grigoriev, A I and Dorovskii, A P and D'yachkov, Aleksei B and Kovalevich, S K and Kochetov, V A and Kuznetsov, V A and Labozin, Valerii P and Matrakhov, A V and Mironov, Sergei M and Nikulin, Sergei A and Pesnya, A V and Timofeev, N I and Firsov, Valerii A and Tsvetkov, G O and Shatalova, G G},
abstractNote = {Results obtained at the first stage of development of the experimental technique for obtaining weight amounts of the highly enriched {sup 150}Nd isotope by laser photoionisation are presented. The vaporiser and the laser are designed, and various methods of irradiation of neodymium vapour and extraction of photoions are tested. The product yield {approx}40 mg h{sup -1} for the {approx}60% enrichment and 25 mg h{sup -1} for the {approx}65% enrichment is achieved for a vaporiser of length 27 cm. The cost of constructing the facility for preparing 50 kg of the {sup 150}Nd isotope, intended for determining the neutrino mass, is estimated. This estimate shows that the cost of production can be lowered by a factor of 5-7 compared to the electromagnetic method. (invited paper)},
doi = {10.1070/QE2005V035N10ABEH006601},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21496538},
journal = {Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)},
issn = {1063-7818},
number = 10,
volume = 35,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}