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The Mass-spectrum of Iron

Nature volume 110, pages 312–313 (1922)Cite this article

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I HAVE recently investigated this element by using the vapour of its penta-carbonyl mixed with carbon dioxide. It is even more troublesome to deal with than the corresponding nickel compound, but by employing intense discharges and long exposures fairly satisfactory results have been obtained.

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Aston, F. The Mass-spectrum of Iron. Nature 110, 312–313 (1922). https://doi.org/10.1038/110312b0

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