Conclusion
We have shown that the problem of laser isotope separation with an isotopic shift not exceeding 1.5 GHz, a typical value for rare-earth elements, can be solved at a productivity level 1–3µg/sec. Many questions connected with compensation for Doppler broadening, development of methods of lowering the broadening of laser pulses both in the course of their formations as well in the course of their propagation in a strongly absorbing medium of resonant atoms have not yet been solved.
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Zhidkov, A.G., Krynetskii, B.B. Selective photoionization of pare-earth element isotopes. J Russ Laser Res 15, 34–41 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02581043
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