GAMMA RADIATION FIELD ABOVE FALLOUT CONTAMINATED GROUND,

Abstract

One of the objectives of Project 2.3, Operation Teapot, was to find the relationship between fallout gamma-radiation-source spectra (which can be measured in the laboratory) and the physical characteristics of the radiation field existing over a uniformly contaminated area. It was concluded that the direct, unscattered radiation field, which contributes about 80 percent of the roentgen effectiveness, could be computed from the source strength and spectrum on the basis of simple theory requiring knowledge only of the thickness of overlying inert material. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 1959
Accession Number
AD0460282

Entities

People

  • C. S. Cook
  • F. M. Temnovec
  • R. F. Johnson
  • R. L. Mather

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Engineered Materials
  • Gamma Rays
  • Inert Materials
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Radiation
  • Research Facilities
  • Spectra
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.