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A fast separation for antimony produced in heavy-ion induced fission

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Fission fragments from heavy ion induced fission were stopped in thin magnesium foils. A fast procedure based on evolution of stibine was developed to separate the antimony isotopes embedded in the foil. A separation system, and a glass pressure filtration system was constructed for this purpose. The chemical yield measured by three independent methods was 80–90%. The degree of decontamination from other fission products was >102. The whole separation took eight minutes.

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  1. A. K. Ahmed

    Present address: Nuclear Research Institute, Tuwaitha, Baghdad, Iraq

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  1. Chemistry Department, University of Manchester, Manchester, (England)

    A. K. Ahmed, G. W. A. Newton & V. J. Robinson

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Ahmed, A.K., Newton, G.W.A. & Robinson, V.J. A fast separation for antimony produced in heavy-ion induced fission. J. Radioanal. Chem. 13, 135–139 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02514116

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