Method of controlling the mercury vapor pressure in a photo-chemical lamp or vapor filter used for Hg[sup 196] enrichment

Patent · Tue Feb 16 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6296835

Grossman, M W

The present invention is directed to a method of eliminating the cold spot zones presently used on Hg[sup 196] isotope separation lamps and filters by the use of a mercury amalgams, preferably mercury - indium amalgams. The use of an amalgam affords optimization of the mercury density in the lamp and filter of a mercury enrichment reactor, particularly multilamp enrichment reactors. Moreover, the use of an amalgam in such lamps and/or filters affords the ability to control the spectral line width of radiation emitted from lamps, a requirement for mercury enrichment.

• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: GTE Products Corp., Danvers, MA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5187804; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-708798
• OSTI ID: 6296835
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400202* -- Isotope Effects
Isotope Exchange
& Isotope Separation
ALLOYS
CONTROL
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FILTERS
FLUIDS
GASES
HEAVY NUCLEI
INDIUM ALLOYS
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
ISOTOPES
LIGHT BULBS
MERCURY 196
MERCURY ALLOYS
MERCURY ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
OPTIMIZATION
PERFORMANCE
PROCESS CONTROL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
STABLE ISOTOPES
VAPORS