Experimental evidence of element and isotope separation in a rotating plasma
- 1 September 1971
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics
- Vol. 13 (9) , 763-774
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0032-1028/13/9/007
Abstract
It has been suggested that the strong centripetal acceleration in a rotating plasma typically of the order 5*1010m/sec2, can be used for separating difference species of elements and isotopes. This paper presents an experimental investigation of separation effects in a rotating plasma, and a method for collecting separated plasma. The main diagnostic technique is mass spectrometry.Keywords
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