Experiments that have been conducted in the USA, France, and Russia to investigate isotopically selective ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) as a tool for plasma isotope separation are analyzed. Because this method runs into difficulties at low values of the relative isotope mass difference ΔM/M, for some elements (for gadolinium, as an example) isotope separation still remains a problem. There are ways to solve it, however, as experimental results and theoretical calculations suggest.

PACS: 28.60.+s, 52.20.−j, 52.25.Xz (all) DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.0179.200904c.0369 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2009/4/c/ 000268782400003 2009PhyU...52..345D Citation: Dolgolenko D A, Muromkin Yu A "Plasma isotope separation based on ion cyclotron resonance" Phys. Usp. 52 345–357 (2009) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Долголенко Д А, Муромкин Ю А «Разделение изотопов в плазме на основе ионного циклотронного резонанса» УФН 179 369–382 (2009); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0179.200904c.0369