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Boosted fission
In nuclear weapons, '''boosted fission''' is a technique for injecting controlled quantities of [[tritium]] into a

779 bytes (117 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
Boosted fission/Definition

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Boosted fission/Related Articles

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Boosted fission
In nuclear weapons, '''boosted fission''' is a technique for injecting controlled quantities of [[tritium]] into a

779 bytes (117 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
Tritium boosting
...ission device]]s. It is ''not'' a full fusion reaction, although a tritium-boosted fission Primary will be more effective in initiating a [[fusion device|fusion Secon

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Fission device
..., although the conditions for a fusion chain reaction do not exist in a '''boosted fission''' device. These neutrons have much higher energy than fission neutrons.<re The first U.S. weapon using boosted fission probably was the Mark 21 (nuclear weapon)|Mark 21 bomb, a thermonuclear wea

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