Residual Radiation from a Very-Low-Yield Burst

Abstract

This project participated during Shots Quince and Fig to determine the radiation intensities of con taminated areas resulting from a very-low- yield, surface nuclear detonation. This objective was accomplished by: (1) monitoring the crater and lip shortly after detonation, (2) performing helicopter-to-ground surveys at preselected points, (3) making a number of ground surveys during and after sample collection, (4) deter mining the gross gamma decay of the residual radiation from collected fallout samples, and (5) documenting the alpha contamination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1960
Accession Number
AD0337986

Entities

People

  • M. Morgenthau
  • M. Schumchyk

Organizations

  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Surveys
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Gamma Decay
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Radiochemistry
  • Surveys
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design