Open AccessLASER ISOTOPE ENRICHMENT VIA MAGNETIC DEFLECTION OF OPTICALLY POLARIZED ATOMIC BEAM
Author(s) -
Xiwen Zhu
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.33.1605
Subject(s) - isotope , polarization (electrochemistry) , atomic physics , magnetic field , isotope separation , laser , deflection (physics) , materials science , magnet , physics , optics , nuclear physics , chemistry , quantum mechanics
We describe a novel method to enrich isotopes and isomers via magnetic deflection of optically polarized atomic beam. High electronic polarization with opposite signs for atoms of both isotopes respectively is achieved by selective optical pumping using lasers with different frequencies and polarizations and then the isotopes are enriched by deflecting the oppositely polarized isotopes along different directions by the inhomo-geneous magnetic field in the spin selective magnet. Separation selectivity and throughput are evaluated and the advantages, disadvantages and prospects of possible application of the present method are discussed in comparison with other existing methods. Experimental scheme with lithium or potassium is suggested.