Explicit relations are developed to estimate the outflux of migrating
isotopomers iQF6 to the outskirts of a supersonic
supercooled free jet whose core is irradiated by a co-axial laser beam and
intercepted by a skimmer that separates core gas from peripheral gases.
The QF6 target gas is diluted in carrier gas G (G = He,
N2, Ar, Xe, SF6, etc.) which determines the
jet's supersonic characteristics and forms QF6:G dimers at
low temperatures. Under isotope-selective laser excitation, excited
iQF6* convert their vibrational energy V into
kinetic energy T after forming transient iQF6*:G
dimers that dissociate in sub-microseconds. Three migrating groups with
different transport parameters are created in the jet: thermal monomers,
faster-moving epithermal monomers, and slower-moving dimers.
Jet-core-fleeing QF6 is enriched in iQF6
due to enhanced outwards migration of
iQF6! epithermals and reduced escape of
jQF6:G dimers in the jet. Isotope enrichments in the
rim gases are highest for heavier carrier gases such as G = Xe or G =
SF6.