Dissociation of uranium hexafluoride molecules in a two-frequency infrared laser field

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979 · Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE1979v009n10ABEH009513· OSTI ID:5641870

Alimpiev, S S; Babichev, A P; Baronov, G S; Karlov, N V; Karchevskii, A I; Kulikov, S Y; Martsynk'yan, V L; Nabiev, S S; Nikiforov, S M; Prokhorov, A M; Sartakov, B G; Skvortsova, E P; Khokhlov, E M

Gaseous UF/sub 6/ was dissociated with radiation from a CF/sub 4/ laser. A considerable increase in the rate of dissociation of the UF/sub 6/ occurred under the combined action of CF/sub 4/ and CO/sub 2/ lasers. It was found that the CO/sub 2/ laser radiation acted most efficiently when its frequency was close to that of the ..nu../sub 2/+..nu../sub 3/ overtone of the UF/sub 6/ gas. Visible luminescence, explained by emission from the UF/sub 6/ dissociation products, was observed in two-frequency dissociation of the UF/sub 6/. A mass-spectrometric investigation of the residual UF/sub 6/ gas failed to show any isotopic selectivity of the dissociation.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5641870
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Quant. Electron. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 9:10; ISSN SJQEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400500* -- Photochemistry
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INFRARED RADIATION
ISOTOPE EFFECTS
LASER RADIATION
LUMINESCENCE
MASS SPECTRA
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
PHOTOLYSIS
RADIATIONS
SPECTRA
URANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM FLUORIDES
URANIUM HEXAFLUORIDE