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A laser detection method is proposed for ultralow abundance (<10−10) of rare radioactive isotopes based on a multistep photoionization of accelerated atoms with a selectivity up to 107 on each step of a collinear laser excitation.
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Kudriavtsev, Y.A., Letokhov, V.S. Laser method of highly selective detection of rare radioactive isotopes through multistep photoionization of accelerated atoms. Appl. Phys. B 29, 219–221 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00688671
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