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Production of highly enriched mercury isotopes by a photochemical method

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The Foton-M automatic system for the production of mercury isotopes has been developed in Russia. The isotopes are obtained by means of a photochemical reaction between excited mercury atoms and oxygen in the presence of 1.3-butadiene. The possibilities for separating all mercury isotopes, including those with overlapping resonance line profiles, are examined. The Foton-M system can produce 98%, 99%, and 99% concentrations of the isotopes Hg-196, Hg-198, and Hg-202, respectively, in sufficient quantities to meet demand in Russia and for export abroad.

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  1. Kurchatov Institute Russian Science Center, 123182, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. V. Vyazovetskii & A. P. Senchenkov

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Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 68, 67–74 (January 1998)

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Vyazovetskii, Y.V., Senchenkov, A.P. Production of highly enriched mercury isotopes by a photochemical method. Tech. Phys. 43, 60–66 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1258937

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