New tomographic approach for deconvolution of ion velocity and temperature profiles in a plasma centrifuge

Tomographic equations for the velocity and temperature of heavy particles in plasma have been derived using the relations of the velocity distributions with the Doppler shift and broadening of the spectral lines. These equations are correct for non-Maxwellian velocity distributions and for arbitrary plasma flow. This approach was used for the computation of ion velocity and temperature radial distributions from the spectroscopic data in a highly ionized plasma centrifuge. Separation factors of 15 for Ar-Kr and 22 for Ar-Xe mixtures with a density of are obtained.