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Fission products (by element) — On this page, a discussion of each of the main elements in the fission product mixture from the nuclear fission of an actinide such as uranium or plutonium is set out by element. Krypton 83 86 Krypton 85 is formed by the fission process witha… … Wikipedia
Davy Crockett (nuclear device) — Davy Crockett was a recoilless rifle on a tripod for firing the M388 atomic round The M 28 or M 29 Davy Crockett Weapon System(s) was a tactical nuclear recoilless gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile that was deployed by the United States… … Wikipedia
fusion device — Nuclear device Nu cle*ar dev ice, n. an explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei. A {fission device} or a {fusion device}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nuclear device — Nu cle*ar dev ice, n. an explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei. A {fission device} or a {fusion device}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nuclear fission — fission (def. 2). [1885 90] * * * Division of a heavy atomic nucleus into two fragments of roughly equal mass, accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, the binding energy of the subatomic particles. The energy released in the… … Universalium
Nuclear fission — For the generation of electrical power by fission, see Nuclear power. Splitting the atom redirects here. For the EP, see Splitting the Atom. Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusio … Wikipedia
Gun-type fission weapon — Gun type fission weapons are fission based nuclear weapons whose design assembles their fissile material into a supercritical mass by the use of the gun method: shooting one piece of sub critical material into another. Although this is sometimes… … Wikipedia
nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force … Universalium
History of nuclear weapons — The history of nuclear weapons chronicles the development of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are devices that possess enormous destructive potential derived from nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions. Starting with the scientific… … Wikipedia
History of the Teller–Ulam design — This article chronicles the history and origins of the Teller Ulam design, the technical concept behind modern thermonuclear weapons, also known as the hydrogen bomb. HistoryTeller s Super The idea of using the energy from a fission device to… … Wikipedia
