Laser isotope separation
CA 1067452 A · Owner: The Government Of The United States As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy · Inventors: Jensen, Reed J.; Greiner, Norman R.; Boyer, Keith
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A process and apparatus for separating isotopes by selective excitation of isotopic species of a volatile compound by tuned laser light. A highly cooled gas of the volatile compound is produced in which the isotopic shift is sharpened and defined. Before substantial condensation occurs, the cooled gas is irradiated with laser light precisely tuned to a desired wavelength to selectively excite a particular isotopic species in the cooled gas. The laser light may impart sufficient energy to the excited species to cause it to undergo photolysis photochemical, reaction or even to photoionize. Alternatively a two-, photon irradiation may be applied to the cooled gas to induce photolysis, …
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- Granted December 4, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 4, 1996.
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