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Key terms:
areal density
calculation
chain reaction
changing
changing the shape
changing the temperature
conversely
critical
critical mass
cross section
cube
decrease
density
detonation
equilibrium
exactly critical
fissile material
fission
fission reaction
inversely
masa
mass
mass will become
massa
mean free path
neutron
neutron reflector
nuclear weapon design
plutonium
prompt
proportional
proportional to the square
reactivity
rho
room temperature
scattering
sigma
simeq
soot
sphere
spherical
sqrt
subcritical
subcritical mass
supercritical
tamper
temperature
temperature increases
travelled
uranium
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