VELOCITY SELECTOR METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES
Abstract
A velocity selector apparatus is described for separating and collecting an enriched fraction of the isotope of a particular element. The invention has the advantage over conventional mass spectrometers in that a magnetic field is not used, doing away with the attendant problems of magnetic field variation. The apparatus separates the isotopes by selectively accelerating the ionized constituents present in a beam of the polyisotopic substance that are of uniform kinetic energy, the acceleration being applied intermittently and at spaced points along the beam and in a direction normal to the direction of the propagation of the uniform energy beam whereby a transverse displacement of the isotopic constituents of different mass is obtained.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4307689
- Patent Number(s):
- 2818507
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
-
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-006999
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY; ENRICHMENT; IONIZATION; ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MASS SPECTROMETERS; PATENT; SEPARATION PROCESSES; VARIATIONS; VELOCITY
Citation Formats
Britten, R J. VELOCITY SELECTOR METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Britten, R J. VELOCITY SELECTOR METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES. United States.
Britten, R J. Tue .
"VELOCITY SELECTOR METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES". United States.
@article{osti_4307689,
title = {VELOCITY SELECTOR METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF ISOTOPES},
author = {Britten, R J},
abstractNote = {A velocity selector apparatus is described for separating and collecting an enriched fraction of the isotope of a particular element. The invention has the advantage over conventional mass spectrometers in that a magnetic field is not used, doing away with the attendant problems of magnetic field variation. The apparatus separates the isotopes by selectively accelerating the ionized constituents present in a beam of the polyisotopic substance that are of uniform kinetic energy, the acceleration being applied intermittently and at spaced points along the beam and in a direction normal to the direction of the propagation of the uniform energy beam whereby a transverse displacement of the isotopic constituents of different mass is obtained.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1957},
month = {Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1957}
}