Recombination in Supersonic Flow in Devices for Laser Isotope Separation

摘要

The kinetics of recombination in a weakly ionized, dilute, monoatomic gas which is adiabatically expanding into vacuum in steady supersonic flow are examined. A theoretical problem posed in laser isotope separation -the selection ionization when a fraction of the gas atoms is thermally ionized - is being treated. Numerical results for parameters corresponding to uranium are given. (Atomindex citation 10:421160)