Li Isotope Signatures using Optical Spectroscopies
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
The primary goal of this work is to investigate the detection capabilities of laser ablation molecular isotopic spectrometry (LAMIS) and Raman spectroscopy for lithium isotopic determination as related to Li enrichment activities. LAMIS is an emerging spectroscopic technique that takes advantage of the fact that molecules exhibit much larger isotopic wavelength shifts in molecular emission spectra than their atomic counterparts. Raman spectroscopy has been shown to exhibit isotopic shifts if a given molecular vibration involves the isotope of interest. Both techniques are comprised of the same basic hardware: a spectrometer, a laser system (pulsed for LAMIS, pulsed or CW for Raman), and an intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD). Shifts in Raman spectra due to lithium isotopes in Li2C03 and LiOH*H20 were observed. LAMIS measurements of the same compounds have not been successful yet, as no lithium containing molecular emissions have been identified to this point. However, an isotopic shift of the self-reversal of an atomic lithium emission was observed, which is another optical technique used to measure isotopes.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- OSTI ID:
- 1825225
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI-2021-00522; TRN: US2301742
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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