Investigation of the dissociation of uranium hexafluoride gas at room temperature in pulsed infrared and ultraviolet laser fields

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1979v009n12ABEH009932· OSTI ID:5484841

Averin, V G; Babichev, A P; Baronov, G S; Karchevskii, A I; Krasnikov, N S; Kulikov, S Y; Merzlyakov, A V; Morozov, M G; Pisanko, A I; Skvortsova, E P

An investigation was made of the dissociation of uranium hexafluoride gas at room temperature in pulsed infrared (lambdaapprox. =16 ..mu..) and ultraviolet (lambdaapprox. =0.34 ..mu..) laser fields. Under the selected experimental conditions (on exposure of UF/sub 6/ and a UF/sub 6/--H/sub 2/ mixture to infrared and infrared + ultraviolet radiation), no isotopic selectivity was observed to within the accuracy of the mass-spectrometric analysis of the residual UF/sub 6/ in the cell after irradiation.

• OSTI ID: 5484841
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 9:12; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Atomic & Molecular Properties & Theory
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFRARED RADIATION
LASER RADIATION
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
RADIATIONS
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM FLUORIDES
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE