TABLES OF COLUMNAR AIR MASS BETWEEN TWO POINTS IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND IONIZATION PRODUCTION RATES DUE TO DEBRIS-DECAY GAMMA-RAYS,

Abstract

Tables of the mass of air contained in a column of atmosphere of 1 sq cm cross-section and extending between many pairs of points in the terrestial atmosphere are presented. Such a tabulation is useful, for example, in the study of atmospheric effects due to various types of radiation from nuclear bursts. Extensive tables of ionization production rates at various locations due to gamma-rays from restricted regions of decaying fission debris are also given. A variety of source-field point geometries, corresponding to those in the air mass tables, are used, and three gamma-ray energies are considered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602007

Entities

People

  • E. C. Field
  • M. Lakatos
  • P. Tamarkin

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Masses
  • Atmospheres
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Production
  • Production Rate
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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