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The Separation of Isotopes by Thermal Diffusion

R. Clark Jones* and W. H. Furry

R. Clark Jones* and W. H. Furry

  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

  • *National Scholar, Harvard University 1934-1941. Now with the Polaroid Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Rev. Mod. Phys. 18, 151 – Published 1 April, 1946

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.18.151

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