On separation of heavy isotopes by means of selective ICRH

Abstract

We present a theoretical study of the isotope separation by means of isotopically selective ion cyclotron resonance plasma heating (ICRH) [I]. The special attention is devoted to the separation of Gadolinium isotopes. The ions are supposed to pass through the device shown on Fig. 1 where they are heated by the full-tum-loop antenna that excites RF field with azimuthal number m = 0 . We calculate the distribution function of ions in a plasma stream at the orifice of the device. magnetic ,plasma