Science and Technology Review March 2006

Aufderheide, M B

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

关键词: X-Ray Sources;    Chemical Explosives;    Amazon River;    Hydra;    Carbon;   

DOI  :  10.2172/883597
RP-ID  :  UCRL-TR-52000-06-3
RP-ID  :  W-7405-ENG-48
RP-ID  :  883597

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This month's issue has the following articles: (1) Without Fanfare, Technicians Safely Keep the Laboratory Humming--Commentary by Bruce T. Goodwin; (2) These People Make Things Happen--Technicians at Lawrence Livermore, comprising more than 20 percent of the workforce, are essential to research efforts. March 2006; (3) The Shocking Truth about Detonations and Metals--The multichannel x-ray system Hydra records the changes in metals undergoing a high-explosives shock, revealing phenomena not predicted by material models; (4) Floating into Thin Air--High-flying balloon gathers images from x-ray sources that are out of this world; and (5) Carbon Goes Full Cycle in the Amazon--Recent measurements indicate that the Amazon River basin returns carbon to the atmosphere in only 5 years.