ENERGY DEPOSITION IN THE ATMOSPHERE FROM HIGH ALTITUDE GAMMA RAY SOURCES,

Abstract

Results for the deposition of energy in the atmosphere from two high altitude sources of gamma rays are given. The solutions were obtained by use of the RAND Monte Carlo gamma ray transport code and are presented in such a way that they can be easily compared to results previously obtained for infinite homogeneous media. It has been shown in two particular cases that the deposition of energy from high altitude sources of gamma rays over a large volume of space does not differ from the equivalent problem with a uniform atmosphere by more than a factor of two. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0431867

Entities

People

  • J. I. Marcum

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Gamma Rays
  • High Altitude
  • Transport Ships

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space