Study of the vibrational photochemical reation of UF_6+HCl and its isotopic selectivity

The photochemical vibrational reaction of UF_6+HCl was investigated by exciting theternary overtone of 3ν_3 of UF_6 in an intracavity CO laser system.It was found that the rateof the laser-driven reaction was much greater than that of the thermal reaction and thisphotochemical process had an isotopic selectivity.The uranium isotope enrichment factorsmeasured in experiments wore around 1,007 in a single step.

Study of the vibrational photochemical reation,of UF6+HCl and its isotopic selectivity

The photochemical vibrational reaction of UF₆+HCl was investigated by exciting the ternary overtone of 3V₃ of UF₆ in an intracavity CO laser system. It was found that the rate of the laser-driven reaction was much greater than that of the thermal reaction and this photochemical process had an isotopic selectivity. The uranium isotope enrichment factors measured in experiments were around 1,007 in a single step.