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.
Carbon-dioxide laser
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The carbon-dioxide laser was one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed. It was invented by Kumar Patel of Bell Labs in 1964 and is still one of the most useful types of laser. Carbon-dioxide lase
A test target bursts into flame upon irradiation by a continuous-wave kilowatt-level carbon-dioxide laser.
A medical CO2 laser