Filter for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor

Patent · 31 December 1988

OSTI ID:867003

Grossman, Mark W ^[1]; George, William A ^[2]

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1. Belmont, MA
2. Gloucestor, MA

A filter for enriching the .sup.196 Hg content of mercury, including a reactor, a low pressure electric discharge lamp containing a fill of mercury and an inert gas. A filter is arranged concentrically around the lamp. The reactor is arranged around said filter, whereby radiation from said lamp passes through the filter and into said reactor. The lamp, the filter and the reactor are formed of quartz, and are transparent to ultraviolet light. The .sup.196 Hg concentration in the mercury fill is less than that which is present in naturally occurring mercury, that is less than about 0.146 atomic weight percent. Hydrogen is also included in the fill and serves as a quenching gas in the filter, the hydrogen also serving to prevent disposition of a dark coating on the interior of the filter.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4839524
• OSTI ID: 867003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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