Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i...
by ridgeguy on Saturday July 01, 2017 @12:28PM
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To give a feel for the forces involved, I have read [2] that the pressure generated by ablation that compresses the W88 fusion secondary is around 6 petaPascals.
For comparison, the estimated pressure at the Earth's center [1] is around 360 gigaPascals, about 1/16,000 that of the W88 secondary compression.
For comparison, the estimated pressure at the Earth's center [1] is around 360 gigaPascals, about 1/16,000 that of the W88 secondary compression.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_core
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon#Comparing...
edited to add W88 implosion pressure link