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    The document describes the basic construction and functioning of the Teller-Ulam hydrogen bomb. It involves a three stage process where 1) a fission primary compresses a plutonium core through high explosives, starting a fission reaction, 2) x-rays from this primary compress and irradiate a polystyrene foam casing, becoming plasma and further compressing a secondary component, and 3) the compressed secondary, a lithium deuteride fuel, undergoes fusion, emitting neutrons that cause a tamper layer to fission as well, starting to form a large fireball.

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    The document describes the basic construction and functioning of the Teller-Ulam hydrogen bomb. It involves a three stage process where 1) a fission primary compresses a plutonium core through high explosives, starting a fission reaction, 2) x-rays from this primary compress and irradiate a polystyrene foam casing, becoming plasma and further compressing a secondary component, and 3) the compressed secondary, a lithium deuteride fuel, undergoes fusion, emitting neutrons that cause a tamper layer to fission as well, starting to form a large fireball.

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    The document describes the basic construction and functioning of the Teller-Ulam hydrogen bomb. It involves a three stage process where 1) a fission primary compresses a plutonium core through high explosives, starting a fission reaction, 2) x-rays from this primary compress and irradiate a polystyrene foam casing, becoming plasma and further compressing a secondary component, and 3) the compressed secondary, a lithium deuteride fuel, undergoes fusion, emitting neutrons that cause a tamper layer to fission as well, starting to form a large fireball.

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    The Hydrogen Bomb

    CA Standards
    Students know protons and neutrons in the
    nucleus are held together by nuclear forces
    that overcome the electromagnetic repulsion
    between the protons.

    Students know the energy release per gram of


    material is much larger in nuclear fusion or
    fission reactions than in chemical reactions.
    The change in mass (calculated by E = mc2) is
    small but significant in nuclear reactions.
    Basic Construction of the
    Teller-Ulam Device
    Stage 1

    High-explosive
    High-explosive fires
    fires in
    in
    primary,
    primary, compressing
    compressing
    plutonium
    plutonium core
    core into
    into
    supercriticality
    supercriticality and
    and
    beginning
    beginning aa fission
    fission
    reaction.
    reaction.
    Stage 2

    Fission
    Fission primary
    primary emits
    emits
    X-rays
    X-rays which
    which reflects
    reflects
    along
    along the
    the inside
    inside of
    of the
    the
    casing,
    casing, irradiating
    irradiating the
    the
    polystyrene
    polystyrene foam.
    foam.
    Stage 3
    Polystyrene
    Polystyrene foam
    foam
    becomes
    becomes plasma,
    plasma,
    compressing
    compressing secondary,
    secondary,
    and
    and plutonium
    plutonium
    sparkplug
    sparkplug begins
    begins to
    to
    fission.
    fission.
    Stage 4

    Compressed
    Compressed andand heated,
    heated,
    lithium-6
    lithium-6 deutheride
    deutheride
    fuel
    fuel begins
    begins fusion
    fusion
    reaction,
    reaction, neutron
    neutron flux
    flux
    causes
    causes tamper
    tamper toto
    fission.
    fission. A
    A fireball
    fireball is
    is
    starting
    starting to
    to form...
    form...

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