Isomerically selective photoionization of mercury-197

Journal Article · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.336301· OSTI ID:5371765

Dyer, P; Baldwin, G C; Sabbas, A M; Kittrell, C; Schweitzer, E L; Abramson, E; Imre, D G

We report the second of a series of experiments on selective photoionization of mercury isotopes in which we show that radioactive atoms containing either isomeric form of the radionuclide /sup 197/Hg can be selectively ionized in the presence of natural mercury isotopes by doubly resonant three-step laser photoionization, and discuss its implications as a test case for nuclear-isomer separation.

• Research Organization: Physics Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
• OSTI ID: 5371765
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 58:7; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640302* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Atomic & Molecular Properties & Theory
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHEMICAL SHIFT
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
HYPERFINE STRUCTURE
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
IONIZATION
ISOMER SHIFT
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOMERS
ISOTOPES
MERCURY 197
MERCURY ISOTOPES
MULTI-PHOTON PROCESSES
NUCLEI
PHOTOIONIZATION
RADIOISOTOPES