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DTRA’s advancements in nuclear and radiological detection
A new, more complex nuclear age has begun. Echoing the tensions of the Cold War amid rapidly evolving nuclear and radiological threats, preparedness in the modern age is a contest of scientific innovation. The Research and Development Directorate (RD) at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is charged with winning this contest.
B. J. Kozioziemski, G. W. Collins, T.P. Bernat
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 31 | Number 4 | July 1997 | Pages 482-484
Technical Paper | Eleventh Target Fabrication Specialists' Meeting | doi.org/10.13182/FST97-A30806
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Near the triple point, growth shapes of vapor deposited hexagonal close packed D2 crystals reveal two crystal orientations contain facets which persist up to the melt. This observation is in contrast with previous experiments on rare gas solids and H2 where the highest Tr measured is 0.8 Ttp.
