A method of separating the isotopes of uranium hexafluoride by means of laser radiation

A method of separating the isotopes of uranium hexafluoride by means of laser radiation

A method of separating the isotopes of uranium hexafluoride by means of laser radiation. The radiation is produced by means of a CO2-laser, in which the CO2 gas consists essentially of CO2 molecules in which one of the oxygen atoms is O and the other oxygen atom is O . The beam from the CO2-laser is...

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Hauptverfasser: WITTEMAN, WILHELMUS JACOBUS, ERNST, GERARDUS JOANNES
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method of separating the isotopes of uranium hexafluoride by means of laser radiation. The radiation is produced by means of a CO2-laser, in which the CO2 gas consists essentially of CO2 molecules in which one of the oxygen atoms is O and the other oxygen atom is O . The beam from the CO2-laser is shone onto a Raman cell incorporating parahydrogen as the Raman-active fluid, whereby the frequency of the beam is shifted. The beam is then used for the isotope-selective excitation of UF6, whereafter the excited UF6 is treated further in known manner to achieve separation of the isotopes.