Uranium: crystal structures

₉₂U

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• Space group: Cmcm
• Space group number: 63
• Structure: orthorhombic
• Cell parameters:
  • a: 285.37 pm
  • b: 586.95 pm
  • c: 495.48 pm
  • α: 90.000°
  • β: 90.000°
  • γ: 90.000°

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References

C. S. Barrett, M. H. Mueller, and R. L. Hitterman, Phys. Rev., 1963, 29, 625.