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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Laser resonant ionization of plutonium
P. PeuserNorbert TrautmannK. WallmerothH.-j. KlugeJ. BonnU. KrönertW. Rustersubject
Dye laserMaterials sciencePhysics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)SpectrometerGeneral EngineeringGeneral Physics and AstronomyResonancechemistry.chemical_elementPhotoionizationLaserMass spectrometrylaw.inventionPlutoniumchemistrylawIonizationPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersPhysics::Atomic PhysicsAtomic physicsdescription
Resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) has been tested for the isotope-selective determination of trace amounts of plutonium. An atomic beam is formed by evaporating plutonium atoms from a rhenium-filament heated to 1800 °C. The radiation of a pulsed dye laser excites the atoms in a two-photon process (λ=595.2 nm) followed by photoionization of the excited atoms. Mass selectivity is obtained by use of a time-of-flight spectrometer. A resonant signal of239Pu was measured with 1013 atoms deposited on the filament.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-09-01 | Applied Physics B Photophysics and Laser Chemistry |