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Schematic cross-section of the first atomic bomb, which was tested at the Trinity site in the framework of the Manhattan Project, and was nicknamed the gadget
- made from Nuclear Weapon Archive's description (http://gawain.membrane.com/hew/Nwfaq/Nfaq8.html)
- about 630 pixels/metre
- thickness of casing not given (It may not have been very thick. If I understand high explosive--which I don't claim to do--a casing rupture would not have mattered after a few microseconds. And notice, for instance, that half the bolts may have been left out of Gadget's one flange.[1] (http://gawain.membrane.com/hew/Usa/Tests/GadgetC939c10.jpg))
- the lens based on 78:47 detonation-speed ratio ([2] (http://www.sainc.com/onr/detsymp/PaperSubmit/FinalManuscript/pdf/WenShanggang-105.pdf) pg6) and 10 cm between EBW and Baratol
- thickness of amplifier layer not given
![[1]](http://gawain.membrane.com/hew/Usa/Tests/GadgetC939c10.jpg){kind=link}
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