Atomic Energy of Canada Limited / Energie Atomique Du Canada Limitee

Lawrence W Green

Fred C Sopchyshyn

A method for selectively photoionizing odd mass Zr atoms. Atomic vapours are subjected to two resonant laser pulses to raise the energy of Zr atoms from the J=2 ground state, to a J=1 first intermediate state and to a second intermediate state prior to ionization. Quantum mechanical selection rules applicable to linearly polarized light and hyperfine interactions are exploited to produce odd mass selectivity.

Selective two-color resonant ionization of zirconium-91

A method for selectively photoionizing odd mass Zr atoms. Atomic vapours are subjected to three resonant and are non resonant laser pulses to raise the energy of Zr atoms from the J=2 ground state, to a J=1 first intermediate state, to a J=(second intermediate state and to a third intermediate state prior to ionization. Quantum mechanical selection rules applicable to linearly polarized light and hyperfine interactions are exploited to produce odd mass selectivity

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Lawrence W Green