SEPARATION OF CARBON ISOTOPES BY HIGH-POWER IR LASER RADIATION

Results of the development of an industrial technology for the enrichment of the ¹³C isotope on the basis of the multiphoton dissociation of the molecules of a substance under the action of the radiation of a pulsed CO₂ laser are presented. The world′s fi rst industrial plant for the ¹³C enrichment "Uglerod" is described. The physical bases for the eff ective production of ¹³C with a concentration higher than 99% are considered.
Results of the development of an industrial technology for the enrichment of the ¹³C isotope on the basis of the multiphoton dissociation of the molecules of a substance under the action of the radiation of a pulsed CO₂ laser are presented. The world′s fi rst industrial plant for the ¹³C enrichment "Uglerod" is described. The physical bases for the eff ective production of ¹³C with a concentration higher than 99% are considered.
Author:  V. A. Kuz′menko,a V. B. Laptev, V. S. Mezhevov, S. V. Pigul′skii, E. A. Ryabov
Keywords:  laser isotope separation, multiphoton dissociation of molecules, pulsed CO2 laser.
Page:  1590