Woolwich, Bruceton, Los Alamos: Munroe Jets and the Trinity Gadget

Moore, Richard; Brown, Eric N.

doi:10.1080/00295450.2021.1905463

Title: Woolwich, Bruceton, Los Alamos: Munroe Jets and the Trinity Gadget

Journal Article · Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Nuclear Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1905463· OSTI ID:1838292

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AWE, Aldermaston (United Kingdom)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Prewar work on the hydrodynamics of explosives and U.S./UK scientific cooperation well beyond Los Alamos contributed to the design of the explosive lenses for the Trinity gadget. Researchers were deliberately brought together and encouraged to share ideas by the leaders of the wartime laboratory. James Tuck, one of the British mission scientists, made particularly interesting contributions in this area, but this paper is not a claim of British or any other individual parentage. Rather, it highlights the importance of collaboration at Los Alamos and more widely.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1838292

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-21-20611

Journal Information:: Nuclear Technology, Vol. 207; ISSN 0029-5450

Publisher:: Taylor & Francis - formerly American Nuclear Society (ANS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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