Collins and White Operating Spectrometer

Abstract/Description:	Timothy Collins (left) and F.A. White (right) operating a double magnet mass spectrometer used in discovering a new, naturally-occurring, radioactive isotope of tantalum, called Tantalum-180. The discovery of Tantalum-180 provided additional information important to the overall understanding of nuclear structure. The spectrometer, designed by F.A. White, is so sensitive that it achieves complete separation of isotopes even when one type may be more than a million times more plentiful than its neighbor.
Subject(s):	Laboratories Equipment and supplies Control boards (Electrical engineering) Spectrometer Nuclear physics--Research Radioactivity Collins, Timother Leo White, Frederick Andrew, 1918-
Credit Line:	National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID:	Collins Timothy F1

Title:	Collins and White Operating Spectrometer.
Type of Resource:	still image
Extent:	1 photographic print (black and white; 7 x 9.5 inches)
Abstract/Description:	Timothy Collins (left) and F.A. White (right) operating a double magnet mass spectrometer used in discovering a new, naturally-occurring, radioactive isotope of tantalum, called Tantalum-180. The discovery of Tantalum-180 provided additional information important to the overall understanding of nuclear structure. The spectrometer, designed by F.A. White, is so sensitive that it achieves complete separation of isotopes even when one type may be more than a million times more plentiful than its neighbor.
Identifier(s):	Collins Timothy F1 (Catalog ID)
Note(s):	Credit Line: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Subject(s):	Laboratories Equipment and supplies Control boards (Electrical engineering) Spectrometer Nuclear physics--Research Radioactivity Collins, Timother Leo White, Frederick Andrew, 1918-
Held by:	Niels Bohr Library & Archives
Copyright Holder:	National Archives and Records Administration
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Related Title:	Emilio Segrè Visual Archives General Collection. https://libserv.aip.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100006~!4022~!0&ri=3&menu=search&source=~!horizon
In Collections:	Emilio Segrè Visual Archives General Collection