Dissertations: Using Monte-Carlo Simulations to Determine Nuclear-Weapon Related Passive Radiation Signatures and Their Uniqueness in Verification
Author: Christopher Fichtlscherer
Institution: RWTH Aachen
Date of Defense: August 26, 2025
Reviewers: Prof. Dr. Malte Göttsche, Prof. Dr. Achim Stahl
Simulated emissions from theoretical nuclear weapon models and their signatures in warhead confirmation systems. Analyzed potential methods to imitate these signatures using hoax objects and applied a genetic algorithm to identify cheating-resistant verification signatures.
dissertation.pdf: Full text of the dissertation in PDF format.