Infrared laser system
Abstract
An infrared laser system and method for isotope separation may comprise a molecular gas laser oscillator to produce a laser beam at a first wavelength, Raman spin flip means for shifting the laser to a second wavelength, a molecular gas laser amplifier to amplify said second wavelength laser beam to high power, and optical means for directing the second wavelength, high power laser beam against a desired isotope for selective excitation thereof in a mixture with other isotopes. The optical means may include a medium which shifts the second wavelength high power laser beam to a third wavelength, high power laser beam at a wavelength coincidental with a corresponding vibrational state of said isotope and which is different from vibrational states of other isotopes in the gas mixture.
- Inventors:
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- Richardson, TX
- Johnson City, TN
- Hayward, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875285
- Patent Number(s):
- RE30898
- Assignee:
- US Government - Other
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- infrared; laser; method; isotope; separation; comprise; molecular; gas; oscillator; produce; beam; wavelength; raman; spin; flip; means; shifting; amplifier; amplify; power; optical; directing; desired; selective; excitation; mixture; isotopes; medium; shifts; third; coincidental; corresponding; vibrational; laser beam; isotope separation; gas mixture; laser amplifier; optical means; /359/250/359/372/
Citation Formats
Cantrell, Cyrus D, Carbone, Robert J, and Cooper, Ralph. Infrared laser system. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Cantrell, Cyrus D, Carbone, Robert J, & Cooper, Ralph. Infrared laser system. United States.
Cantrell, Cyrus D, Carbone, Robert J, and Cooper, Ralph. Fri .
"Infrared laser system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875285.
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title = {Infrared laser system},
author = {Cantrell, Cyrus D and Carbone, Robert J and Cooper, Ralph},
abstractNote = {An infrared laser system and method for isotope separation may comprise a molecular gas laser oscillator to produce a laser beam at a first wavelength, Raman spin flip means for shifting the laser to a second wavelength, a molecular gas laser amplifier to amplify said second wavelength laser beam to high power, and optical means for directing the second wavelength, high power laser beam against a desired isotope for selective excitation thereof in a mixture with other isotopes. The optical means may include a medium which shifts the second wavelength high power laser beam to a third wavelength, high power laser beam at a wavelength coincidental with a corresponding vibrational state of said isotope and which is different from vibrational states of other isotopes in the gas mixture.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982}
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