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| Keywords: Electromagnetic separation.svg Diagram illustrating the basic principle behind electromagnetic isotopic separation esp in the case of uranium enrichment Here the heavy isotope of uranium U-238 is represented in light blue while the lighter isotope of uranium U-235 is represented in dark blue When the beam of natural uranium a mixture of mostly U-238 and some U-235 passes through a strong magnetic field the two magnet poles are shown here it curves around back towards the source The resulting stream of uranium will have somewhat higher concentrations of U-235 on the outer end of it the effect has been exaggerated here for conceptual simplicity Created by User Fastfission in Inkscape Created with Inkscape Fastfission If you want to credit someone credit Wikimedia Commons Otherwise don't credit anyone that's fine by me --Fastfission 15 17 14 April 2008 UTC Uranium enrichment Calutron | ||||
