Separation of xenon isotopes in an rf gas discharge

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7300807

Karchevskii, A I; Martsynk'yan, V L; Popov, I A; Potanin, E P

The separation of Xe isotopes in an rf discharge with a traveling magnetic wave is studied. An enrichment of approx.6% in a quasibinary mixture of Xe/sup 136/ and Xe/sup 129/ is attained in a cylindrical water-cooled chamber 1 m long and 0.1 m in diameter at working pressures of approx.10/sup -2/--10/sup -1/ torr and at an rf power level of approx.5 kW applied to the plasma. Over the pressure range studied, the observed separation is due primarily to thermodiffusion, which is itself due to the radial temperature gradient.

• Research Organization: I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 7300807
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 3:2; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES
070100* -- Physical Isotope Separation
DIFFUSION
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELEMENTS
HIGH-FREQUENCY DISCHARGES
ISOTOPE SEPARATION
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NONMETALS
RARE GASES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
THERMAL DIFFUSION
XENON