Published February 1, 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

13C and 18O isotope enrichment by vibrational energy exchange pumping of CO

  • 1. Calspan Corporation, Advanced Technology Center, Buffalo, New York 14225

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Measurements of preferential vibration-to-vibration (V--V) pumping of high vibrational states of 13C 16O and 12C 18O in optically excited CO gas are reported. It is found that the v = 22, 25, 27, 30, and 32 states of 13C 16O and the v = 8, 10, and 12 states of 12C 18O are substantially overpopulated compared to the same states in 12C 16O in strongly V--V pumped CO. Such mixtures are observed to react, forming products enriched in 13C. The results are in reasonable agreement with an analytical kinetic model of V--V pumping in binary mixtures of diatomic gases

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Journal Title
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Volume
78
Journal Issue
3
Series
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Page Range
1281-1292
ISSN
0021-9606