Method for separating boron isotopes

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:863078

Rockwood, Stephen D ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A method of separating boron isotopes .sup.10 B and .sup.11 B by laser-induced selective excitation and photodissociation of BCl.sub.3 molecules containing a particular boron isotope. The photodissociation products react with an appropriate chemical scavenger and the reaction products may readily be separated from undissociated BCl.sub.3, thus effecting the desired separation of the boron isotopes.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4088553
• OSTI ID: 863078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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boron
isotopes
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laser-induced
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bcl
molecules
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particular
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react
appropriate
chemical
scavenger
reaction
readily
separated
undissociated
effecting
desired
separation
selective excitation
molecules containing
reaction product
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separating boron
desired separation
boron isotopes
particular boron
boron isotope
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