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Third-generation laser uranium enrichment out of Australia, similar to CRISLA, superseding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_vapor_laser_isotope_separation AVLIS] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_laser_isotope_separation MLIS]. | Third-generation laser uranium enrichment out of Australia, similar to CRISLA, superseding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_vapor_laser_isotope_separation AVLIS] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_laser_isotope_separation MLIS]. The third generation is primarily defined by its end-to-end use of UF<sub>6</sub> (uranium hexafluoride). AVLIS used uranium metal; MLIS output UF<sub>5</sub>. | ||
There are two fundamental insights behind SILEX: | There are two fundamental insights behind SILEX: | ||
Latest revision as of 22:03, 29 December 2023
Third-generation laser uranium enrichment out of Australia, similar to CRISLA, superseding AVLIS and MLIS. The third generation is primarily defined by its end-to-end use of UF6 (uranium hexafluoride). AVLIS used uranium metal; MLIS output UF5.
There are two fundamental insights behind SILEX:
Using hex and a carrier gas G:
- UF6+G dimers can be broken up and excited with a single photon
- The mass difference between 235UF6 and a dimer of 238UF6+G is (assuming G is 40Ar), 43, much larger than that between
- 235U and 238U (3, traditional separation) or
- 235UF5 and 238UF6 (22, MLIS)
