“Single Shot” Laser Multiphoton Ionization Detection of UF₅ Following the 266 nm Photodissociation of UF₆

Abstract

By using laser multiphoton ionization and a time-of-flight mass filter, we have detected nascent UF₅ from the 266 nm laser photodissociation of UF₆, following a single laser firing. The method can be used to monitor these species under conditions wherein isotopically selective excitation is responsible for the dissociation of UF₆.