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fission or fusion? oh well lets do both...
fission:
- electronic fusing system sends timed electrical pulses to detonators
- detonators trigger conventional explosive lenses
- explosive lenses focus detonation wave into spherical implosion wave
- spherical implosion wave hits depleted uranium tamper compressing it
- spherical implosion wave hits fissile core compressing it
- when fissile core reaches optimal supercritical state, electronic fusing system sends timed electrical pulse to accelerator fusion neutron generator to spray core with neutrons starting fission
- within 1 microsecond fission completes, core and tamper have vaporized
- inertia of the tamper vapor holds back the core vapor for a couple more microseconds, building up pressure
- the bomb explodes
fusion:
- fission bomb trigger explodes
- x-rays from fission bomb are channeled around fusion stage
- x-rays ablate depleted uranium tamper of fusion stage compressing fusion stage
- compression of fusion stage compresses plutonium "sparkplug" rod down center of fusion stage
- neutrons from fission bomb trigger initiate fission in "sparkplug"
- neutrons from "sparkplug" convert lithium in lithium deutride to tritium
- deuterium-tritium mixture is compressed and heated between imploding depleted uranium tamper and exploding plutonium "sparkplug" until fusion burn begins
- high energy fusion neutrons trigger fission of depleted uranium tamper (providing about 90% of yield and most of fallout)
- the bomb explodes
You can add as many fusion stages as you need to get the yield you want.
Richard Rhodes: "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" & "Dark Sun"
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