Isotopic separation
Method and apparatus for separating isotopes in an isotopic mixture of atoms or molecules by increasing the mass differential among isotopic species. The mixture containing a particular isotope is selectively irradiated so as to selectively excite the isotope. This preferentially excited species is then reacted rapidly with an additional preselected radiation, an electron or another chemical species so as to form a product containing the specific isotope, but having a mass different than the original species initially containing the particular isotope. The product and the remaining balance of the mixture is then caused to flow through a device which separates the product from the mixture based upon the increased mass differential.
- Assignee:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4255404
- Application Number:
- TRN: 81-015863
- OSTI ID:
- 6280001
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 22 Dec 1977
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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