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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2018
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven J. Sibener, Chicago, IL (US);
Jacob D. Graham, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin J. Nihill, Chicago, IL (US);
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods for separating isotopes are provided. An embodiment of such a method comprises directing a supersonic beam characterized by an average velocity v and velocity distribution Δv/v, the beam comprising a first isotope and a second isotope, at a single-crystalline surface at an angle of incidence θsuch that the first isotope elastically scatters from the surface with a peak angle θand the second isotope elastically scatters from the surface with a peak angle θ; and selectively collecting the scattered first isotope, the scattered second isotope, or both. Apparatus for carrying out the methods are also provided.