Nuclear disarmament verification via resonant phenomena

Jake J. Hecla; Areg Danagoulian

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03680-4

Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Nuclear disarmament verification via resonant phenomena

Jake J. Hecla,
Areg Danagoulian

Affiliations

Jake J. Hecla: Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Areg Danagoulian: Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03680-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Authenticating a nuclear warhead without revealing its design is a challenge. Here the authors discuss a nuclear disarmament verification method based on neutron resonance analysis which is sensitive to the isotopic composition of the materials used in warheads.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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