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AN ION SOURCE FOR STABLE ISOTOPE SEPARATION
P.M. Morozov, B. N. Makov, Иоффе, B.G. Brezhnev, G. M. Fradkin
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Abstract
A universal ion source designed for stable isotope separation by electromagnetic means is described. A description is given of the investigations on the properties of a gas discharge occurring in UCl/sub 4/ vapors in a longitudinal magnetic field of the separation plant. The investigations show the dependence of the formation process of ions of different masses on the gas discharge parameters in the case of a complex molecule UCl/sub 4/. The practical results obtained with this source in the isotope separation of uranium and other elements are presented. For the uranium isotope separation the ion current U/sup +/) reached 0.3 a and the separation factor (for uranium) amounted to 25 to 30%. Similar data on the separation of isotopes with intermediate masses are given. (auth)