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For the detection of the rare radioactive isotope41Ca, the possibilities of the earlier-proposed initial-state enrichment by continuous-wave laser radiation are examined. It is shown that the enrichment ∼1014 of 3d-states of the ion Ca II can be reached. As the method of enriched-state detection, the process of resonant charge exchange is analysed. For a further increase of the selectivity, the repetition of the cycle “initial state enrichment plus resonant charge exchange” is discussed.
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Makarov, A.A. Laser-selective enrichment of 3d-states of the Ca II ion for detecting rare radioactive isotope calcium-41. Appl. Phys. B 29, 287–290 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00689189
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