OPERATION CROSSROADS. ATOMIC BOMB TESTS. VOLUME 6, PART 1, APPENDIX IX.

Abstract

Most of the damage caused by an atomic bomb burst in air is due to its heat wave and concussion effects, although within a few hundred yards some radioactivity, usually soon dissipated, is acquired by various types of material. When the burst takes place beneath the surface of the water, damage due to concussion and wave effects is limited to installations within close range, and a major consideration is the wide dispersal of persistent radioactivity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1946
Accession Number
AD0367505

Entities

People

  • Lewis P. Jordan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bombs
  • Concussion
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Explosion Testing
  • Radioactivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.