Magnetically Activated and Guided Isotope Separation

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-23954-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 124 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 3376 g

Reihe: Springer Theses

This thesis describes a proof-of-principle experiment demonstrating a technique for stable isotope enrichment called Magnetically Activated and Guided Isotope Separation (MAGIS). Over the past century many enriched isotopes have become available, thanks largely to electromagnetic separators called calutrons. Due to substantial maintenance and operating costs, the United States decommissioned the last of its calutrons in 1998, leading to demand for alternative methods of isotope separation. The work presented here suggests the promise for MAGIS as a viable alternative to the calutrons.

The MAGIS technique combines optical pumping with a scalable magnetic field gradient to enrich atoms of a specific isotope in an atomic beam. Benchmarking this work against the calutron using lithium as a test case, the author demonstrated comparable enrichment in a manner that should scale to the production of similar quantities, while requiring vastly less energy input.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mazur, Thomas R.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Mikroskopie, Spektroskopie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Radioaktivität
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Nuklearmedizin, PET, Radiotherapie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Massenspektrometrie, Spektroskopie, Spektrochemie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Magnetismus
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Medizinische Physik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Application to Lithium - Experiment Overview.- Measurements.- Apparatus Scaling, Beyond Lithium, and Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Thomas Mazur is now with the School of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, USA. He completed his PhD with Prof Mark Raizen at the University of Texas at Austin in 2014.