Filter for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Belmont, MA
- Gloucestor, MA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 867003
- Patent Number(s):
- 4839524
- Assignee:
- GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- filter; isotopic; alteration; mercury; vapor; enriching; 196; hg; content; including; reactor; pressure; electric; discharge; lamp; containing; fill; inert; gas; arranged; concentrically; whereby; radiation; passes; formed; quartz; transparent; ultraviolet; light; concentration; naturally; occurring; 146; atomic; weight; percent; hydrogen; included; serves; quenching; serving; prevent; disposition; dark; coating; interior; atomic weight; whereby radiation; naturally occurring; discharge lamp; ultraviolet light; weight percent; inert gas; electric discharge; mercury vapor; arranged concentrically; quenching gas; hg content; violet light; pressure electric; lamp containing; isotopic alteration; /250/204/359/422/
Citation Formats
Grossman, Mark W, and George, William A. Filter for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor. United States: N. p., 1989.
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@article{osti_867003,
title = {Filter for isotopic alteration of mercury vapor},
author = {Grossman, Mark W and George, William A},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989}
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