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Record 1 2009-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

At Los Alamos, N.M., von Neumann worked on Seth Neddermeyer's implosion design for an atomic bomb. This called for a hollow sphere containing fissionable plutonium to be symmetrically imploded ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Fission inertielle [...] l'implosion d'une sphère creuse. La sphère creuse est constituée d'une coquille externe de mélange D-T solide entourant un intérieur où se trouve du mélange de D-T gazeux. Le principe décrit plus haut pour produire la pression est employé : on provoque une rapide ablation de la partie externe. Cette fois, l'ablation provoque non seulement une mise en pression, mais aussi une mise en vitesse de la coquille sphérique qui implose. En fin d'implosion, grâce à l'énergie cinétique ainsi acquise, on atteint les densités convenables.

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