Science and Technology Review March 2001

Quong, A. A.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: 99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;    Computers;    Simulation;    Safety;    Lasers;   

DOI  :  10.2172/791647
RP-ID  :  UCRL-52000-01-3
RP-ID  :  W-7405-Eng-48
RP-ID  :  791647

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This issue contains the following articles: (1) ''Safety and Security Are Enhanced by Understanding Plutonium''. (2) ''Inside the Superblock'' This area of Lawrence Livermore is home to one of just two US plutonium research and development facilities for defense. (3) ''Exploring the Fundamental Limits of Simulations'' Some of the nation's leading computer simulation experts gathered at Lawrence Livermore to discuss the common barriers facing their craft. (4) ''Plutonium Up Close...Way Close'' An examination of stockpile plutonium at the atomic level indicates so far, so good. (5) ''Shocked and Stressed, Metals Get Stronger'' Laser peening yields stronger, corrosion-resistant metals.