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Numerical investigation of the separation of sulfur isotopes in a single gas centrifuge

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The method developed was used to analyze the separation of stable chromium isotopes (in the form CrO2F2) as well as some other elements in the type of centrifuge studied. It was determined that the efficiency as a function of the parameter studied in the present work is similar. Moreover, the results made it possible to determine the dependence of the separation capability on the molecular mass and physical properties of the working gases.

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  1. V. D. Borisevich
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  2. E. V. Levin
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  3. S. V. Yupatov
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Moscow Engineering Physics Institute. Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 76, No. 6, pp. 491–495, June, 1994.

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Borisevich, V.D., Levin, E.V., Yupatov, S.V. et al. Numerical investigation of the separation of sulfur isotopes in a single gas centrifuge. At Energy 76, 454–458 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02408110

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