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LASER SEPARATION PROCESS [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2003-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lasers and Masers
  • Thermonuclear fusion
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
OBS

In this method, uranium metal is vaporized by an electron beam. The uranium vapor is then irradiated by a series of lasers that excite and then ionize the uranium-235 atoms.

Key term(s)
  • atomic vapour laser isotope separation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Masers et lasers
  • Fusion thermonucléaire
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

[Technique qui] consiste à ioniser spécifiquement les atomes d'uranium 235 à l'aide de faisceaux lasers.

OBS

Dotés dès lors d'une charge positive, [les atomes d'uranium 235] peuvent être séparés des atomes d'uranium 238, restés neutres, par un champ électrique.

Spanish

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