GAMMA RADIATION AS A FUNCTION OF DISTANCE
Abstract
Film measurements of gamma-ray exposure vs distance were made on both Mike and King. The results show that gamma radiation from large yield devices cannot be scaled directly from measurements of nominal-size devices, and that the effect of the shock wave and the cloud rise must be taken into consideration. For the 550 KT King shot, the gamma-ray exposures were about 1.5 to 1.7 times those expected by scaling directly from a nomicnal device. For the 10 MT Mike sot, measured values were 30 to 80 times expected fom scaling.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1955
- Accession Number
- AD0363577
Entities
People
- Edwin Bemis Jr.
- Ellery Storm
- John S. Malik
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory