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Remarks on the yield of fission bombs

J. M. Pearson, B. Cameron Reed
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 92, 680–685 (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0166291
Published: September 2024
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Rousing the dragon: Polonium production for neutron generators in the Manhattan Project

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B. Cameron Reed
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 377–383 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5094138
Published: May 2019
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The fortuitous chain reaction

J. M. Pearson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 87, 264–269 (2019)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5089204
Published: April 2019
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Learning universality and scaling from simple deposition models

Alessandro Santini, Paolo Politi
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 86, 616–621 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5041372
Published: August 2018
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A toy model for the yield of a tamped fission bomb

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B. Cameron Reed
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 86, 105–109 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5009102
Published: February 2018
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Helicity and nuclear β decay correlations

Ran Hong, Matthew G. Sternberg, Alejandro Garcia
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 85, 45–53 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4966197
Published: January 2017
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fissioncore: A desktop-computer simulation of a fission-bomb core

B. Cameron Reed, Klaus Rohe
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 972–976 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4894165
Published: October 2014
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Includes: Supplementary data
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Simple calculation of the critical mass for highly enriched uranium and plutonium-239

Christopher F. Chyba, Caroline R. Milne
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 977–979 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4885379
Published: October 2014
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Simulation of the active Brownian motion of a microswimmer

Giorgio Volpe, Sylvain Gigan, Giovanni Volpe
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 659–664 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4870398
Published: July 2014
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In Search of the True Universe: The Tools, Shaping, and Cost of Cosmological Thought.

Neil F. Comins
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 626–627 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4863429
Published: June 2014
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Lipid membranes and single ion channel recording for the advanced physics laboratory

Yvonne Klapper, Karin Nienhaus, Carlheinz Röcker, G. Ulrich Nienhaus
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 82, 502–509 (2014)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4849815
Published: May 2014
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A note on the gyromagnetic properties of the hydrogens

G. D. Severn, J. P. Bolender
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 873–874 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4813853
Published: November 2013
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On back-reaction in special relativity

William M. Nelson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 81, 492–497 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4807754
Published: July 2013
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A semiclassical optics derivation of Einstein’s rate equations

Robert Höppner, Eugenio Roldán, Germán J. de Valcárcel
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 882–890 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4740247
Published: October 2012
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The paradox of the floating candle that continues to burn

Stavros Theodorakis, Charalambos Aristidou
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 80, 657–663 (2012)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4726320
Published: August 2012
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The Boltzmann factor, DNA melting, and Brownian ratchets: Topics in an introductory physics sequence for biology and premedical students

S. G. J. Mochrie
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 1121–1126 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3638908
Published: November 2011
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Foaming in stout beers

W. T. Lee, M. G. Devereux
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 991–998 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3620416
Published: October 2011
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Is the electrostatic force between a point charge and a neutral metallic object always attractive?

Michael Levin, Steven G. Johnson
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 843–849 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3595554
Published: August 2011
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Fission fizzles: Estimating the yield of a predetonated nuclear weapon

B. Cameron Reed
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 769–773 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3569575
Published: July 2011
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Dirac, Majorana, and Weyl fermions

Palash B. Pal
Journal: American Journal of Physics
Am. J. Phys. 79, 485–498 (2011)
https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3549729
Published: May 2011
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