Class 5: Nuclear Reactions, Elements of Nuclear Energy and Technology, Nuclear Weapons & Cold War
Class 5 Readings: Fred Kaplan’s The Wizards of Armageddon, pages 307 – 391
Professor van Bibber’s Lecture on:
Nuclear Reactions
• Types of Reactions
• Concept of Cross Section
• Fast and Slow Neutrons
• Neutron Moderation
Professor Nacht’s Lecture on:
Elements of Nuclear Energy and Technology, Nuclear Weapons and Cold War