ISSN:
1432-0649
Keywords:
33.00
;
82.50
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The time-dependent change in the concentration of UF6 monomers populated in the ground state was monitored in a supersonic Laval nozzle flow with an infrared diode-laser spectrometer in which the frequency of the laser beam was fixed at theυ = 1 ← 0 transition (627.7 cm−1) of theν 3 vibrational mode of the238UF6 monomer. The concentration of UF6 monomers in the ground state increased immediately after a single shot from a Raman laser tuned to a vibrational mode of UF6 clusters (614.8 cm−1) was applied to the gas in the nozzle. Subsequently, this concentration leveled off and slowly returned to the previous level. These results indicate that the population of UF6 monomers in the ground state increased as a result of the predissociation of UF6 clusters vibrationally excited with Raman laser radiation. It is demonstrated that one can utilize this procedure for vibrational predissociation of UF6 clusters as a technique to increase the concentration of UF6 monomers in an irradiation zone for molecular laser isotope separation of uranium.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01112839
