Yeah, those cores will only detonate through a carefully orchestrated implosion explosion that, with the addition of a neutron reflector, triggers the plutonium to undergo fission as the volume it occupies collapses due to the explosive lenses.
That’s the gist of it, to my understanding. The demon core makes fission happen, but slower. Like slowly sprinkling raw sodium into a lake, compared to throwing all 50kg in at once.
The demon core wouldn’t explode. It just emits a bright light, fatal amounts of radiation, and would melt if kept closed for more than a few moments.
At least that’s based on the info I found digging around.
Yeah, those cores will only detonate through a carefully orchestrated implosion explosion that, with the addition of a neutron reflector, triggers the plutonium to undergo fission as the volume it occupies collapses due to the explosive lenses.
Or something like that, I’m not a physicist.
That’s the gist of it, to my understanding. The demon core makes fission happen, but slower. Like slowly sprinkling raw sodium into a lake, compared to throwing all 50kg in at once.