The double well mass filter

Gueroult, Renaud; Rax, Jean -Marcel; Fisch, Nathaniel J.

doi:10.1063/1.4864325

Title: The double well mass filter

Abstract

Various mass filter concepts based on rotating plasmas have been suggested with the specific purpose of nuclear waste remediation. We report on a new rotating mass filter combining radial separation with axial extraction. Lastly, the radial separation of the masses is the result of a “double-well” in effective radial potential in rotating plasma with a sheared rotation profile.

Authors:

Gueroult, Renaud ^[1]; Rax, Jean -Marcel ^[2]; Fisch, Nathaniel J. ^[1]

Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States). Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau (France)

Publication Date:: Mon Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2014

Research Org.:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1257713

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-06ER54851

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; magnetic fields; diffusion; atomic mass; plasma temperature; polynomials

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