The demon core was a, subcritical mass of plutonium which went briefly super-critical in two separate accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946, and resulted in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent deaths of scientists Harry K. Daghlian, Jr., and Louis Slotin.
The demon core was a. The demon core was subcritical mass of plutonium and subsequent deaths of scientists Harry K. Daghlian. The demon core was Louis Slotin. This subcritical mass of plutonium went briefly super-critical in two separate accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946. This subcritical mass of plutonium resulted in the acute radiation poisoning. Harry K. Daghlian was Jr..