Basic Thermal Radiation Measurements from Ground Stations

Abstract

Results of thermal-radiation measurements, including thermal energy as a function of time, broad spectral band, field of view, photographic data, and irradiance versus time, are reported for Shots Lacrosse, Cherokee, and Zuni. These data were analyzed to obtain fireball radii versus time, color and power temperatures versus time, and estimated thermal yields. The results are presented together with a brief description of the methods of interpretation used by the authors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1959
Accession Number
AD0338041

Entities

People

  • F. I. Laughridge
  • J. R. Nichols
  • R. W. Hillendahl
  • W.. Plum

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Cameras
  • Color Temperature
  • Geometry
  • Health Services
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Photography
  • Scaling Laws
  • Surface Burst
  • Time Intervals
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.