Atomic vapor laser isotope separation is a method by which specially tuned lasers are used to separate isotopes of uranium using selective ionization of hyperfine transitions. A similar technology, us
An atomic vapor laser isotope separation experiment at LLNL. The green light is from a copper vapor pump laser used to pump a highly tuned dye laser which is producing the orange light.
Separation of isotopes by laser excitation is an experimental process for producing enriched uranium. It is strongly suspected that SILEX utilizes laser condensation repression to excite a vibrational
Infrared absorption spectra of the two UF6 isotopes at 300 and 80 K.
Schematic of a stage of an isotope separation plant for uranium enrichment with laser. An infrared laser with a wavelength of approx. 16 μm radiates at a high repetition rate onto a UF6 carrier gas mixture, which flows supersonically out of a laval nozzle. The excited component moves away from the axis of the molecular beam faster than the unexcited tailings stream which is separated at a skimmer.