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Title: Equation of State: Manhattan Project Developments and Beyond

Abstract

The hydrodynamic response of materials under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature, and strain is dependent on the equation of state of the matter in all its states of existence. The Trinity plutonium implosion device development required the Los Alamos physics and engineering research community to advance the understanding of equations of state further and faster than ever before. The unpredicted high yield from the Trinity fission device explosion and the push to design the “Super” thermonuclear device initiated 75 years of unprecedented research and technological progress in equation of state development. This paper describes the progress made on equation of state development during and since the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Physics and Chemistry of Materials Group (T-1), Theoretical Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, National Security Education Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1830830
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1836995
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-21-20443
Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450; 15
Grant/Contract Number:  
89233218CNA000001
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Nuclear Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Volume: 207 Journal Issue: sup1; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5450
Publisher:
Informa UK Limited
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; Hydrodynamics; thermodynamics; shock; allotrope, multiphase

Citation Formats

Crockett, Scott D., and Freibert, Franz J. Equation of State: Manhattan Project Developments and Beyond. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1080/00295450.2021.1913036.
Crockett, Scott D., & Freibert, Franz J. Equation of State: Manhattan Project Developments and Beyond. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1913036
Crockett, Scott D., and Freibert, Franz J. Tue . "Equation of State: Manhattan Project Developments and Beyond". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2021.1913036.
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author = {Crockett, Scott D. and Freibert, Franz J.},
abstractNote = {The hydrodynamic response of materials under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature, and strain is dependent on the equation of state of the matter in all its states of existence. The Trinity plutonium implosion device development required the Los Alamos physics and engineering research community to advance the understanding of equations of state further and faster than ever before. The unpredicted high yield from the Trinity fission device explosion and the push to design the “Super” thermonuclear device initiated 75 years of unprecedented research and technological progress in equation of state development. This paper describes the progress made on equation of state development during and since the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.},
doi = {10.1080/00295450.2021.1913036},
journal = {Nuclear Technology},
number = sup1,
volume = 207,
place = {United States},
year = {2021},
month = {11}
}

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