ANALYSIS OF ARGUS BOMB DEBRIS - MATHEMATICAL MODEL

Abstract

A detailed description is given of the analytical methods used in constructing the Monte Carlo model and code. The various mechanisms contributing to the energy losses of heavy particles moving through the atmosphere are reviewed, and it is concluded that for the cases of interest here only the elastic collisions need to be taken into account. An outline is given of a statistical treatment of inelastic collisions together with a derivation of the corresponding probability distribution. The probability distribution for the beta decays of fission particles is also derived, and the logical construction of the code for the calculation of a history of a given particle is described in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406102

Entities

People

  • R. K. Landshoff

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Beta Decay
  • Birds
  • Charge Transfer
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electron Capture
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intervals
  • Ionization Potentials
  • Mathematical Models
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Physics
  • Statistical inference.
  • Theoretical Analysis.