Patent ID: 9587292
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B01J,C22B,G21G,Y02P

Claim:
1. A method of isolating 99 Mo, comprising: providing an ion source including a plurality of extraction apertures; producing a source compound with a batch mode approach, the source compound containing isotopes of Mo including vaporizing the source compound via heating; ionizing the vaporized source compound to form ions containing the isotopes of Mo; extracting a plurality of beamlets of ions from the vaporized source compound through the plurality of extraction apertures; converging the plurality of beamlets to form a single beam; mass separating ions including collecting the separated ions containing collecting the separated ions containing storing the mass separated ions including storing the mass separated ions including introducing the single beam of the ions into the mass separator with a lens system configured to minimize space charge effects.