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Title: Method for isotope enrichment by photoinduced chemiionization

Abstract

Isotope enrichment, particularly .sup.235 U enrichment, is achieved by irradiating an isotopically mixed vapor feed with radiant energy at a wavelength or wavelengths chosen to selectively excite the species containing a desired isotope to a predetermined energy level. The vapor feed if simultaneously reacted with an atomic or molecular reactant species capable of preferentially transforming the excited species into an ionic product by a chemiionization reaction. The ionic product, enriched in the desired isotope, is electrostatically or electromagnetically extracted from the reaction system.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Walnut Creek, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865436
Patent Number(s):
4514363
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; isotope; enrichment; photoinduced; chemiionization; particularly; 235; achieved; irradiating; isotopically; mixed; vapor; feed; radiant; energy; wavelength; wavelengths; chosen; selectively; excite; species; containing; desired; predetermined; level; simultaneously; reacted; atomic; molecular; reactant; capable; preferentially; transforming; excited; ionic; product; reaction; enriched; electrostatically; electromagnetically; extracted; predetermined energy; isotope enrichment; excited species; desired isotope; energy level; radiant energy; selectively excite; reactant species; mixed vapor; isotopically mixed; /423/204/250/

Citation Formats

Dubrin, James W. Method for isotope enrichment by photoinduced chemiionization. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Dubrin, James W. Method for isotope enrichment by photoinduced chemiionization. United States.
Dubrin, James W. Tue . "Method for isotope enrichment by photoinduced chemiionization". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865436.
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abstractNote = {Isotope enrichment, particularly .sup.235 U enrichment, is achieved by irradiating an isotopically mixed vapor feed with radiant energy at a wavelength or wavelengths chosen to selectively excite the species containing a desired isotope to a predetermined energy level. The vapor feed if simultaneously reacted with an atomic or molecular reactant species capable of preferentially transforming the excited species into an ionic product by a chemiionization reaction. The ionic product, enriched in the desired isotope, is electrostatically or electromagnetically extracted from the reaction system.},
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year = {1985},
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