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Estimating the Critical Mass of a Fissionable Isotope

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B. Cameron Reed

Department of Physics, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801

J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (2), p 162

DOI: 10.1021/ed073p162

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1996

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A method utilizing only basic nuclear physics and one-dimensional integration is developed for estimating the critical mass of a fissionable isotope. Application to U-235 and Pu-239 gives results in excellent agreement with published values.

Keywords (Audience):

Upper-Division Undergraduate

Keywords (Subject):

Nuclear / Radiochemistry

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