LA-1
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LA-1 is the alternative title for the Los Alamos Primer, the foundational lecture series that introduced scientists to the basic principles of nuclear weapon design during the Manhattan Project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LA-1 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
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lecture series ⓘ physicist ⓘ technical report ⓘ |
| alternativeTitleOf | Los Alamos Primer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Serber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | Top Secret (originally) ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Manhattan Project leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Robert Serber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation |
1943
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1943 ⓘ |
| declassified | 1965 ⓘ |
| describes |
basic principles of nuclear weapon design
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critical mass ⓘ efficiency of fission assemblies ⓘ gun-type design concepts ⓘ implosion design concepts ⓘ materials for nuclear weapons ⓘ neutron diffusion ⓘ neutron initiators ⓘ physics of nuclear fission ⓘ plutonium-239 ⓘ radiation hydrodynamics (qualitative) ⓘ tamper and reflector effects ⓘ uranium-235 ⓘ weapon yield estimation ⓘ |
| employer | Los Alamos Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | LA-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition | declassified published edition ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
PDF (modern reproduction)
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printed booklet ⓘ typed lecture notes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational document of nuclear weapons theory ⓘ |
| identifierFor | first Los Alamos report in LA-series ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent nuclear weapons design documentation ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | physicists at Los Alamos ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Los Alamos Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Manhattan Project
NERFINISHED
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fission weapons ⓘ nuclear weapon design ⓘ |
| partOf | Manhattan Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repository |
Los Alamos National Laboratory archives
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U.S. Department of Energy archives ⓘ |
| titleAbbreviation | LA-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | introductory course for new Manhattan Project scientists ⓘ |
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