The Crystal Structures of Some Thorium and Uranium Compounds,
Abstract
The chemistry and metallurgy of thorium and uranium were investigated extensively by workers on the Manhattan Project during the past few years. These investigations were pursued by all available scientific methods. Among these, the X-ray diffraction method provided a powerful tool for phase identification and structure determination, which greatly assisted in the solution of the metallurgical and chemical problems. Isostructural compounds with the composition U6M (where M = Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni) have been found and the structure determined. Single crystals, examined by the rotation, oscillation, Laue, and Weissenberg methods, exhibited the diffraction of D4h - 4/mmm.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 15, 1948
- Accession Number
- ADA319259
Entities
People
- Norman C. Baenziger
Organizations
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory