A device that separates isotopes (e. g.
235U from
238U) by ionizing the sample, accellerating the ions in a strong electric field, and then passing them through a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field bends the trajectories of the ions with high charge-to-mass ratio more, allowing ions to be separated by mass and collecte...
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A calutron is a mass spectrometer used for separating the isotopes of uranium. It was developed by Ernest O. Lawrence during the Manhattan Project and was similar to the cyclotron invented by Lawrence. Its name is a concatenation of Cal. U.-tron, in tribute to the University of California, Lawrence`s institution and the contractor of the Los Alam....
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(from the article `nuclear weapon`) ...achieved by Fermi and his group on Dec. 2, 1942, in the squash court under the stands of the university`s Stagg Field. At Berkeley, the cyclotron, ... ...ion source, analyzer, and detector—are always present. L.W. Alvarez and Robert Cornog of the United States first used an accelerator as a ma...
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calutron 1. A device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph. 2. A mass spectrometer used for separating the isotopes of uranium, developed by Ernest O. Lawrence during the Manhattan Project. Its name is a concatenation of Cal. U.-tron, in tribute to the University of California, Lawrence's inst...
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A device that separates isotopes by ionizing the sample, accellerating the ions in a strong electric field, and then passing them through a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field bends the trajectories of the ions with high charge-to-mass ratio more, allowing ions to be separated by mass and collected. See also: Isotopes.
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