Thanks for catching the actual time period, I knew it even made the cover of Time or Newsweek or somewhere when I was a "Yute". It is nice to know I was off by a few years not decades...FiremanBob wrote:The neutron bomb was discussed publicly in the 1970s. I remember Jimmah Cahtuh saying he would not allow it to be produced. Even back then he was probably in the pocket of the jihadis and the Russians.
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You just have to ask yourself, is he telling you the truth based on knowledge and experience or spreading internet myths?
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OK, this explanation makes perfect sense. I wasn't thinking in terms of elastic collisions, but of the nucleus absorbing the neutron.AlanM wrote:Simple physics: It has to do with energy transfer during an elastic collision between two objects.Ironbear wrote:Being an engineer, and not a physicist... I've never understood why a light nucleus is better at moderation than a heavy one. I would have expected denser materials to work better, but this is not the case.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elastic_collision
Maximum energy transfer occurs when the masses involved are equal or nearly so.
Therefore, for a high energy neutron to lose that energy quickly it's more efficient for it to collide with particles of nearly the same mass
What about "sheds"?AlanM wrote:In those links above you will find the definition of a "barn" which is defined as a unit of area equal to 10^−28 m² or 10^−24 cm².
So in physics circles if you can hit a barn at 100 yards you are a damn good shot.
My grandfather said, "Always use your head!".
I told him, "I want to pound nails!"
He said, "Best use a hammer instead."
I told him, "I want to pound nails!"
He said, "Best use a hammer instead."