Abstract

There are many stable isotopes of heavy-metal elements that are of great value if separated in a large quantity. Examples are isotopes of Ti and Zr for cladding of reactor elements; Cr, Fe, Ni, and Mo for structure materials to be used under high neutron fluxes; and many stable isotopes as starting materials for radioactive tracers of medical use. In order to supply spectroscopic data for laser-isotope separation of these elements by a molecular method, we have started high-resolution infrared spectroscopy of relevant heavy-metal compounds.

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