Title:
ISOTOPE ENRICHMENT VIA DIFFERENTIAL CONDENSATION AND REFLECTION OF ISOTOPES DURING SUPERSONIC BEAM GAS-SURFACE SCATTERING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/032223
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Provided are apparatus and methods for enriching and separating isotopes or isotopologues. The apparatus and methods enrich and/or separate isotopes or isotopologues present in a supersonic beam incident upon a surface via the differential condensation or reflection of different isotopes or isotopologues on the surface.
Inventors:
SIBENER STEVEN J (US)
NIHILL KEVIN J (US)
GRAHAM JACOB D (US)
MCMILLAN ALISON A (US)
NIHILL KEVIN J (US)
GRAHAM JACOB D (US)
MCMILLAN ALISON A (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2018/040609
Publication Date:
March 07, 2019
Filing Date:
July 02, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV CHICAGO (US)
International Classes:
B01D59/34; G21K1/06; G21K1/10
Foreign References:
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| US4025790A | 1977-05-24 | |||
| US4199679A | 1980-04-22 | |||
| US20140245885A1 | 2014-09-04 |
Other References:
NIHILL ET AL.: "Separation of Isotopes in Space and Time by Gas-Surface Atomic Diffraction", PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, vol. 119, 23 October 2017 (2017-10-23), pages 176001, XP055559062, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20190104]
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MANNING, Michelle et al. (US)
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