Plasma For-Injector of Separable Material Based on the Beam-Plasma Discharge for Ion-Atomic Separation Technologies. Conception

Ukrainian Journal of Physics, 2008, Vol. 53, no. 4, pp. 361-365 In the paper, the functional definition of a plasma for-injector of separable material is presented, and the requirements to it are formulated. The version of a device for the material separation into elements based on the beam-plasma discharge is under consideration. The dimensions of a pilot separating device are determined. The following quantities are estimated: the particle concentration per unit length of the separating device, effective length of the beam-plasma interaction (BPI) within the separating device, dynamics of a plasma density increase for metallic uranium, and thermal characteristics of a phase transformation unit. A conclusion was drawn on the expedience and validity of the development and realization of a plasma for-injector for separating devices and technologies basing on the beam-plasma mechanism of formation and heating of a highly ionized plasma.