[ RadSafe ] Reference for the word 'shake' ...and other sneaky Manhattan project words
jjshonka at shonka.com
jjshonka at shonka.com
Thu Feb 4 15:20:09 CST 2016
Ed
A shake is 10 nanoseconds, the estimated time for a fast fission generation. Need to get to 57 generations or your nuke is a fizzle (not fissile, fizzle).
Joe Shonka
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From: Ed Waller
Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2016 4:08 PM
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
All,
As part of some writing I am doing, I am trying to find origins of terms
used in the nuclear field that are somewhat obscure.
I have a reference for 'barn' (Note on the origin of the term "barn",
Holloway and Baker, LAMS-623, 1947)
[aside: Also, I have found some anecdotal evidence for a millibarm being a
'skilodge' and a microbarn being an 'outhouse', but no reference. I have
also seen a reference to 1E-48 cm2 being a 'shed', but again no reference.]
However, some other terms, such as 'shake', I am having a harder time
finding a proper reference. Google has revealed lots of usage, and some
secondary and tertiary referencing, but I cannot believe there is not a
primary reference somewhere for this, and other terms like this.
If anyone could help, I would be most appreciative.
Best regards,
Ed
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