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• Réaction en chaîne (nucléaire) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Réaction en chaîne. Schéma d une réaction en chaîne de fission nucléaire 1. Un atome d uranium 235 absorbe un neutron …   Wikipédia en Français

• Bomb — A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the exothermic chemical reaction of an explosive material to produce an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. (A nuclear weapon employs chemical based explosives to initiate a… …   Wikipedia

• atomic bomb — 1. a bomb whose potency is derived from nuclear fission of atoms of fissionable material with the consequent conversion of part of their mass into energy. 2. a bomb whose explosive force comes from a chain reaction based on nuclear fission in U… …   Universalium

• 2007 Boston bomb scare — LED advertisement resembling the cartoon character Ignignokt from Aqua Teen Hunger Force giving the middle finger, as seen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Identical devices were removed by the Boston Police Department throughout the …   Wikipedia

• Nuclear chain reaction — A possible nuclear fission chain reaction. 1. A uranium 235 atom absorbs a neutron, and fissions into two new atoms (fission fragments), releasing three new neutrons and a large amount of binding energy. 2. One of those neutrons is absorbed by an …   Wikipedia

• Dry ice bomb — exploding in Water. A dry ice bomb is a simple bomb like device. While the simplicity and ease of construction, high bursting pressure, and sound make this dry ice activity appealing for recreational purposes, it can be unpredictable and… …   Wikipedia

• thermonuclear bomb — ▪ fusion device also called  hydrogen bomb , or  H bomb   weapon whose enormous explosive power results from an uncontrolled, self sustaining chain reaction in which isotopes of hydrogen combine under extremely high temperatures to form helium in …   Universalium

• Neutron bomb — A neutron bomb or enhanced radiation weapon (ERW) or weapon of reinforced radiation is a type of thermonuclear weapon designed specifically to release a large portion of its energy as energetic neutron radiation rather than explosive energy.… …   Wikipedia

• atomic bomb — noun a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑atom bomb, ↑A bomb, ↑fission bomb, ↑plutonium bomb • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear… …   Useful english dictionary

• hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes. Also called H bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb. [1945 50] * * * or H bomb or thermonuclear bomb Weapon… …   Universalium

• Fork bomb — The concept behind the fork bomb – the processes recursively fork until a denial of service or a crash occurs In computing, the fork bomb is a form of denial of service attack against a computer system which makes use of the fork operation (or… …   Wikipedia