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Cyclotron Plutonium Fission Rate

Italy · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1943

Emilio Gino Segre24 June 1943

Los Alamos · Science / Physics

Using cyclotron-produced plutonium, Segre measures a spontaneous-fission rate low enough to keep the plutonium gun concept viable at this stage.

Names involved

Emilio Gino Segre

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