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Comment on “Calculating fissility without Legendre polynomials” [Am. J. Phys. 87 (9) 739–744 (2019)]

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 87, 785–786 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5124223

Published: October 2019

View article titled, Comment on “Calculating fissility without Legendre polynomials” [Am. J. Phys. 87 (9) 739–744 (2019)]

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Calculating fissility without Legendre polynomials: A walk in the woods

J. M. Pearson

Am. J. Phys. 87, 739–744 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5124693

Published: September 2019

View article titled, Calculating fissility without Legendre polynomials: A walk in the woods

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Rousing the dragon: Polonium production for neutron generators in the Manhattan Project

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 87, 377–383 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5094138

Published: May 2019

View article titled, Rousing the dragon: Polonium production for neutron generators in the Manhattan Project

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The Age of Innocence: Nuclear Physics Between the First and Second World Wars

Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 87, 78–79 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5075721

Published: January 2019

View article titled, The Age of Innocence: Nuclear Physics Between the First and Second World Wars

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An examination of the potential fission-bomb weaponizability of nuclides other than ²³⁵U and ²³⁹Pu

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 85, 38–44 (2017)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4966630

Published: January 2017

View article titled, An examination of the potential fission-bomb weaponizability of nuclides other than 235U and 239Pu

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Simple calculation of the critical mass for highly enriched uranium and plutonium-239

Christopher F. Chyba, Caroline R. Milne

Am. J. Phys. 82, 977–979 (2014)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4885379

Published: October 2014

View article titled, Simple calculation of the critical mass for highly enriched uranium and plutonium-239

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Comment on “²⁵²Cf fission-neutron spectrum using a simplified time-of-flight setup: An advanced teaching laboratory experiment” [Am. J. Phys. 81, 112–119 (2013)]

F. D. Becchetti

Am. J. Phys. 82, 706 (2014)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4876218

Published: July 2014

View article titled, Comment on “252Cf fission-neutron spectrum using a simplified time-of-flight setup: An advanced teaching laboratory experiment” [Am. J. Phys. 81, 112–119 (2013)]

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Fission fizzles: Estimating the yield of a predetonated nuclear weapon

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 79, 769–773 (2011)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3569575

Published: July 2011

View article titled, Fission fizzles: Estimating the yield of a predetonated nuclear weapon

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Predetonation probability of a fission-bomb core

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 78, 804–808 (2010)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3367757

Published: August 2010

View article titled, Predetonation probability of a fission-bomb core

Includes: Supplementary data

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A brief primer on tamped fission-bomb cores

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 77, 730–733 (2009)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3125008

Published: August 2009

View article titled, A brief primer on tamped fission-bomb cores

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The Mental Aftermath: The Mentality of German Physicists 1945-1949

Ruth Lewin Sime

Am. J. Phys. 77, 191 (2009)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3027268

Published: February 2009

View article titled, The Mental Aftermath: The Mentality of German Physicists 1945-1949

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Arthur Compton’s 1941 Report on explosive fission of U-235: A look at the physics

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 75, 1065–1072 (2007)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.2785193

Published: December 2007

View article titled, Arthur Compton’s 1941 Report on explosive fission of U-235: A look at the physics

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Resource Letter MP-1: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 73, 805–811 (2005)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1949629

Published: September 2005

View article titled, Resource Letter MP-1: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research

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Simple derivation of the Bohr–Wheeler spontaneous fission limit

B. Cameron Reed

Am. J. Phys. 71, 258–260 (2003)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1526133

Published: March 2003

View article titled, Simple derivation of the Bohr–Wheeler spontaneous fission limit

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Student experiments in spontaneous fission

F. D. Becchetti, J. S. Ying

Am. J. Phys. 49, 1162–1171 (1981)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12564

Published: December 1981

View article titled, Student experiments in spontaneous fission

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Statistics of the detection process in radioactive decay

Lawrence Ruby

Am. J. Phys. 49, 141–142 (1981)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12545

Published: February 1981

View article titled, Statistics of the detection process in radioactive decay

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The Cyclotron Group at the Metallurgical Laboratory, Chicago, 1940–44

Arthur H. Snell, H. Bradner, J. E. Brolley, M. Camac, B. D. Kern, J. S. Levinger, E. P. Meiners, A. C. G. Mitchell, V. A. Nedzel, W. Rall, M. B. Sampson, R. G. Wilkinson

Am. J. Phys. 48, 971–978 (1980)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.12198

Published: November 1980

View article titled, The Cyclotron Group at the Metallurgical Laboratory, Chicago, 1940–44

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Measurement of Neutron-Induced, Fission-Fragment Energy Spectra in the Advanced Laboratory

W. R. French, Jr., R. L. Bunting

Am. J. Phys. 37, 637–645 (1969)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1975731

Published: June 1969

View article titled, Measurement of Neutron-Induced, Fission-Fragment Energy Spectra in the Advanced Laboratory

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Cluster Configurations in Nuclei

Eugene Meyer, Jr.

Am. J. Phys. 37, 296–304 (1969)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1975512

Published: March 1969

View article titled, Cluster Configurations in Nuclei

Journal Articles

Discovery of Nuclear Fission

Hans G. Graetzer

Am. J. Phys. 32, 9–15 (1964)

https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1970127

Published: January 1964

View article titled, Discovery of Nuclear Fission

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Comment on “Calculating fissility without Legendre polynomials” [Am. J. Phys. 87 (9) 739–744 (2019)]

Calculating fissility without Legendre polynomials: A walk in the woods

Rousing the dragon: Polonium production for neutron generators in the Manhattan Project

The Age of Innocence: Nuclear Physics Between the First and Second World Wars

An examination of the potential fission-bomb weaponizability of nuclides other than ²³⁵U and ²³⁹Pu

Simple calculation of the critical mass for highly enriched uranium and plutonium-239

Comment on “²⁵²Cf fission-neutron spectrum using a simplified time-of-flight setup: An advanced teaching laboratory experiment” [Am. J. Phys. 81, 112–119 (2013)]

Fission fizzles: Estimating the yield of a predetonated nuclear weapon

Predetonation probability of a fission-bomb core

A brief primer on tamped fission-bomb cores

The Mental Aftermath: The Mentality of German Physicists 1945-1949

Arthur Compton’s 1941 Report on explosive fission of U-235: A look at the physics

Resource Letter MP-1: The Manhattan Project and related nuclear research

Simple derivation of the Bohr–Wheeler spontaneous fission limit

Student experiments in spontaneous fission

Statistics of the detection process in radioactive decay

The Cyclotron Group at the Metallurgical Laboratory, Chicago, 1940–44

Measurement of Neutron-Induced, Fission-Fragment Energy Spectra in the Advanced Laboratory

Cluster Configurations in Nuclei

Discovery of Nuclear Fission

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