Re: Inside Out Thermo Nuke

I agree with your conclusion that the X-rays must be delivered down the
radiation channel by a very fast mechanism, i.e. radiation transport.
I disagree that significant amounts are being reflected by the casing.
Instead, the X-rays are being absorbed and re-radiated by the casing,
with a thin layer at the surface of the casing turning into an ionized
plasma in thermal equilibrium with the X-rays.

The comparison to an X-ray telescope is unlikely to be relevant. An
X-ray telescope is not operating with an internal temperature of 10
million K, so the mechanism of thermal emission is negligible there. A
telescope is also presumably designed to take an uneven distribution of
X-rays from a source, and preserve that to produce an uneven
distribution at the detection site, to produce an image. The radiation
channel mechanism is designed to take an uneven distribution of X-rays
from a source, and turn that into an even distribution at the
secondary. The goal is to eradicate any kind of image of the primary.

I have already pointed out that the paper you are citing is flawed.
The good professor may have some expertise in nuclear reactors, but
doesn't seem to be as familiar with weapon design or high-temperature
physics. Carey Sublette's NWFAQ is a much better source of information
in these areas.

Arguing the need for some collimation/reflection mechanism would first
require demonstrating that thermal absorption and re-radiation will not
already do the job.

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