Abstract
A new working molecule 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane is reported for laser isotope separation of tritium. The multiphoton dissociation rate of CF3CTBrF is studied as a function of irradiation wavenumber, using a CO2 or NH3 laser. In a tightly focused irradiation geometry where the dissociation saturates both for CF3CTBrF and CF3CHBrF, their threshold fluences of dissociation and the geometrically biased selectivity are measured near the maximum of the dissociation rate of CF3CTBrF. When the irradiation geometry is optimized, a high selectivity exceeding 2700 is obtained.
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