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Coherent kinetics of a multistage λ scheme for laser isotope separation

Aleksei B D'yachkov, Sergei M. Mironov, Gleb O. Tsvetkov

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

Analytical solutions of the Schr?dinger equations for coherent excitation of an atom in the scheme of two- and three-stage photoionization are obtained as applied to the problem of laser isotope separation. A feature of the study is the introduction of laser excitation from an additional initial state to increase the fraction of the atoms involved in the separation process. The optimal from the points of view of photoion ratios of radiation intensities at individual photoionization stages are found. Key words: laser photoionization, laser isotope separation.

DOI
10.21883/eos.2022.09.54824.3036-22

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