6. ICRプラズマ同位体分離 : プラズマを利用した同位体分離

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Enriched isotopes have been used in industry primarily for nuclear fuel and materials, and it is expected that they will be used in more general fields as the ultimate pure materials in the next century. It has been difficult, however to enrich the middle-mass isotopes mixed with light and heavy isotopes; such isotopes are frequently seen in the middle-heavy elements. The ICR plasma isotope separation method is based on ion cyclotron resonance heating, which can selectively heat the ion because the cyclotron gyration depends on the ion mass. The plasma ICR process is most suitable for selective isotope separation of middle-heavy elements because of its isotope selectivity and its flexibility to deal with many kinds of isotopes. In the present paper, an outline of ICR plasma isotope separation method is briefly described.
1998-03-25