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Reinvestigation of the Yield of the Trinity Device — arXiv:2609.09726

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Original: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09726
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@misc{dc73cfae0dfbf9,
  title = {Reinvestigation of the Yield of the Trinity Device — arXiv:2609.09726},
  howpublished = {arXiv (en)},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09726},
  note = {License CC0-1.0; archived copy https://metraipolis.com/documento/dc_73cfae0dfbf9; sha256 6934c84332b5862c7205f7e8fedcb181ddd370f146b57cca977520e6d5f5fd5f},
  year = {2026}
}

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Previous published analyses of trinitite to determine the yield of the Trinity nuclear explosion used various estimates of the fraction of fission products that became incorporated in trinitite. Furthermore, these studies utilized nuclear data that has subsequently been revised. Utilizing a planar germanium detector, we observed gamma rays produced by the decays of both 137Cs and 239Pu from four samples of trinitite. From the observed 137Cs/239Pu ratios of and a simple analysis method based on current nuclear data and weapons debris studies, we find an average yield of 9.1+-4.5 kilotons from our four samples. While this result is substantially lower than the established total yield of 21 kilotons, it is in reasonable agreement that attributable to fissions in the 239Pu core alone.

Tema degli esploratori: storia e filosofia della scienza (retro-catalogo arXiv: annunci del 2026-09-10 in physics.hist-ph).
Categorie arXiv: Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) ; History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph).
Pagina del lavoro: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09726 — autori e testo completo sono lì (qui omessi i nomi: nessun dato personale nel deposito).
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