Laser techniques applied to isotope separation of uranium

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 217-264

  Schwab, C ^a   Damiao A J ^a   Silveira, C A B ^a   Neri, J W ^a   Destro, M G ^a   Rodrigues, N A S ^a   Riva, R ^a   Mirage, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS AVANÇADOS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AVLIS; Isotope selectivity; Isotope shift; Laser isotope separation; Laser spectroscopy; Uranium enrichment

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SEPARATION; URANIUM;

LASER ISOTOPE SEPARATION;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 0031630965     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-1970(97)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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