DEVICE FOR SEPARATING ISOTOPES IN PLASMA BY MEANS OF ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B01D59/48 H05H15/00 

FIELD: separation of isotopes of elements free of gaseous compositions.

SUBSTANCE: device has vacuum chamber 1 placed in magnetic field generated by solenoid 2. There is unit for transporting microwave radiation into microwave discharge area, high-frequency aerial 8 and collector system in vacuum chamber 1. Unit for transporting microwave radiation has waveguide 5 connected with microwave generator 4 and mirror 6. Matter to be separated is disposed into containers 13 made of high-melting material. Containers have output hole disposed in necks of containers. Containers 13 are mounted in holes of metal plate 3 and are surrounded by heaters and thermal screens. Collector system has enriched material collector, screens 11 and oval-shaped plate 12. Enriched material collector can be made of non-continuous or continuous plates 10 or in form of hollow step-shaped cylinder. Plates have width L₁. They are disposed at distance L₂ from each other in rows at distance L₃. L₁, L₂ and L₃ are equal to average Larmor diameter of resonant ions. Height S of steps of hollow step-shaped cylinder is chosen to be equal or smaller than Larmor radius of heated ion. Plates 10 or steps can be shifted relatively each other along axis of vacuum chamber 1 for distance L₄ which is approximately equal to pitch of spiral of ion's trajectory.

EFFECT: reduced losses of target isotope; improved coefficient of separation; reduced energy losses; continuity of process.

36 cl, 17 dwg