METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ISOTOPES
Abstract
A method and apparatus for collecting isotopes having a high vapor pressure, such as isotopes of mercury, in a calutron are described. Heretofore, the collected material would vaporize and escape from the ion receiver as fast as it was received. By making the receiver of pure silver, the mercury isotopes form a nonvolatile amalgam with the silver at the water cooled temperature of the receiver, and the mercury is thus retained.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4321418
- Patent Number(s):
- 2802108
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
- NSA Number:
- NSA-12-004619
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-58
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PATENTS; AMALGAMS; CALUTRON; COOLING; ISOTOPE SEPARATION; ISOTOPES; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MERCURY; MERCURY ALLOYS; PATENT; PRESSURE; SILVER; VAPORS; WATER
Citation Formats
Leyshon, W E. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ISOTOPES. United States: N. p., 1957.
Web.
Leyshon, W E. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ISOTOPES. United States.
Leyshon, W E. Thu .
"METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ISOTOPES". United States.
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title = {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING ISOTOPES},
author = {Leyshon, W E},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for collecting isotopes having a high vapor pressure, such as isotopes of mercury, in a calutron are described. Heretofore, the collected material would vaporize and escape from the ion receiver as fast as it was received. By making the receiver of pure silver, the mercury isotopes form a nonvolatile amalgam with the silver at the water cooled temperature of the receiver, and the mercury is thus retained.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1957},
month = {8}
}
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