Implosion Model

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Nuclear weapon design
gptkbp:appliesTo Modern nuclear weapons
Plutonium bombs
gptkbp:component Explosive lens
Fissile core
Neutron initiator
Tamper
gptkbp:contrastsWith Gun-type design
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Los_Alamos_Laboratory
gptkbp:enables Nuclear chain reaction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Implosion Model
gptkbp:introducedIn 1945
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:purpose Compress fissile core
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nuclear_physics
Nuclear fission
gptkbp:requires Precise timing
Symmetrical compression
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Fat_Man
gptkb:Trinity_test
gptkbp:uses Fissile material
Conventional explosives
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Turn_the_Dial
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8