Weapons Radiochemistry: Trinity and Beyond
History and Philosophy of Physics
2021-03-11 v1 Physics and Society
Abstract
On July 16, 1945, the Trinity nuclear test exploded in the desert near Alamogordo, NM. A variety of new diagnostic experiments were fielded in an effort to understand the detailed performance of the nuclear device. This article describes a series of radiochemical experiments that were designed to measure the efficiency and neutron fluence of the test. These experiments, and the scientists who led them, laid the foundation of weapons radiochemistry for decades to come.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2103.05785,
title = {Weapons Radiochemistry: Trinity and Beyond},
author = {S. K. Hanson and W. J. Oldham},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.05785},
year = {2021}
}