Vacuum arc plasma centrifuge for element and isotope separation

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1987, Pages 583-588

  Geva, M ^a   Cohen, C ^a   Danziger, O ^a   Dothan, F ^a   Friedland, L ^a   Levin, L A ^a   Maharshak, S ^a   Hirshfield, J L ^a  

^a Isomed Ltd ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ARCS - IONIZATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS - MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS - DENSITY;

CONSTANT AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; ELEMENT AND ISOTOPE SEPARATION; VACUUM ARC PLASMA CENTRIFUGE;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 0022797465     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.1987.4316757     Document Type: Article

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