Coefficient of the Extraction of the Target Isotope and Optimum Parameters of a Collector of Heated Ions in the Context of the ICR Method of Isotope Separation

The separation parameters of a collector of heated ions are estimated in the context of the ion cyclotron resonance method of isotope separation. The separation power dU, the coefficient (gamma)[sub C] of the extraction of the target isotope, and the collector efficiency (eta) are calculated. These parameters are investigated as functions of the repulsive potential U of the collector plates, the half-height a of the front screen, and the distance b between the plates. It is shown that the dependence of the collector efficiency (eta) on the distance b between the plates has a pronounced maximum at b approx. 2r[sup *][sub L], where r[sup *][sub L] is the mean ion gyroradius.