Laser isotope separation by multiple photon absorption
Abstract
Multiple photon absorption from an intense beam of infrared laser light may be used to induce selective chemical reactions in molecular species which result in isotope separation or enrichment. The molecular species must have a sufficient density of vibrational states in its vibrational manifold that, is the presence of sufficiently intense infrared laser light tuned to selectively excite only those molecules containing a particular isotope, multiple photon absorption can occur. By this technique, for example, intense CO.sub.2 laser light may be used to highly enrich .sup.34 S in natural SF.sub.6 and .sup.11 B in natural BCl.sub.3.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- (Los Alamos, NM)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866207
- Patent Number(s):
- 4655890
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- laser; isotope; separation; multiple; photon; absorption; intense; beam; infrared; light; induce; selective; chemical; reactions; molecular; species; result; enrichment; sufficient; density; vibrational; manifold; presence; sufficiently; tuned; selectively; excite; molecules; containing; particular; occur; technique; example; highly; enrich; 34; natural; sf; 11; bcl; particular isotope; multiple photon; photon absorption; sufficient density; infrared laser; molecules containing; molecular species; laser light; chemical reaction; isotope separation; laser isotope; chemical reactions; selectively excite; selective chemical; intense infrared; intense beam; molecular specie; induce selective; highly enrich; /204/
Citation Formats
Robinson, C Paul, Rockwood, Stephen D, Jensen, Reed J, Lyman, John L, and Aldridge, III, Jack P. Laser isotope separation by multiple photon absorption. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Robinson, C Paul, Rockwood, Stephen D, Jensen, Reed J, Lyman, John L, & Aldridge, III, Jack P. Laser isotope separation by multiple photon absorption. United States.
Robinson, C Paul, Rockwood, Stephen D, Jensen, Reed J, Lyman, John L, and Aldridge, III, Jack P. Thu .
"Laser isotope separation by multiple photon absorption". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/866207.
@article{osti_866207,
title = {Laser isotope separation by multiple photon absorption},
author = {Robinson, C Paul and Rockwood, Stephen D and Jensen, Reed J and Lyman, John L and Aldridge, III, Jack P.},
abstractNote = {Multiple photon absorption from an intense beam of infrared laser light may be used to induce selective chemical reactions in molecular species which result in isotope separation or enrichment. The molecular species must have a sufficient density of vibrational states in its vibrational manifold that, is the presence of sufficiently intense infrared laser light tuned to selectively excite only those molecules containing a particular isotope, multiple photon absorption can occur. By this technique, for example, intense CO.sub.2 laser light may be used to highly enrich .sup.34 S in natural SF.sub.6 and .sup.11 B in natural BCl.sub.3.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1987},
month = {1}
}
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