The BetheâFeynman efficiency formula, a simple method for calculating the yield of a fission bomb, [1] was first derived in 1943 after development in 1942. Aspects of the formula are speculated to be secret restricted data. [2]
A numerical coefficient would then be included to create the BetheâFeynman formulaâincreasing accuracy by more than an order of magnitude. [3]
where Îł is the thermodynamic exponent of a photon gas, E2 is the prompt energy density of the fuel, Îą is Vn (neutron velocity) / Îťmfptot (total reaction mean free path), Rcrit is the critical radius and đż is the excess supercritical radius (Rcore - Rcrit) / Rcrit.
The BetheâFeynman efficiency formula, a simple method for calculating the yield of a fission bomb, [1] was first derived in 1943 after development in 1942. Aspects of the formula are speculated to be secret restricted data. [2]
A numerical coefficient would then be included to create the BetheâFeynman formulaâincreasing accuracy by more than an order of magnitude. [3]
where Îł is the thermodynamic exponent of a photon gas, E2 is the prompt energy density of the fuel, Îą is Vn (neutron velocity) / Îťmfptot (total reaction mean free path), Rcrit is the critical radius and đż is the excess supercritical radius (Rcore - Rcrit) / Rcrit.