Atomic vapor laser isotope separation process

Wyeth, Richard W; Paisner, Jeffrey A; Story, Thomas

Title: Atomic vapor laser isotope separation process

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A laser spectroscopy system is utilized in an atomic vapor laser isotope separation process. The system determines spectral components of an atomic vapor utilizing a laser heterodyne technique.

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Wyeth, Richard W ^[1]; Paisner, Jeffrey A ^[2]; Story, Thomas ^[3]

887 Northwood Commons, Livermore, CA 94550
12 Silverlake Dr., San Ramon, CA 94593
112 Klengel St., Antioch, CA 94509

Issue Date:: 1990-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 867504

Patent Number(s):: 4951287

Assignee:: Wyeth, Richard W. (887 Northwood Commons, Livermore, CA 94550);Paisner, Jeffrey A. (12 Silverlake Dr., San Ramon, CA 94593);Story, Thomas (112 Klengel St., Antioch, CA 94509)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D59/34 - Separation by photochemical methods

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01J - MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED, VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT
G01J9/04 - by beating two waves of a same source but of different frequency and measuring the phase shift of the lower frequency obtained

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
G01N21/39 - using tunable lasers

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
G02F2/002 - {using optical mixing

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01S - DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT
H01S3/1394 - {by using an active reference, e.g. second laser, klystron or other standard frequency source}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: atomic; vapor; laser; isotope; separation; process; spectroscopy; utilized; determines; spectral; components; utilizing; heterodyne; technique; laser heterodyne; laser spectroscopy; atomic vapor; vapor laser; separation process; isotope separation; laser isotope; spectral components; vapor utilizing; heterodyne technique; spectral component; /372/356/

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