DESCRIPTION, EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION, AND ANALYSIS OF THE RADIATION TEST FACILITY AT THE PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Abstract

The initial calibration experiments performed at the Radiation Test Facility of the Protective Structures Development Center are described and their results analyzed. The dose rate above an open field and the attenuation afforded by the steel frame of the test structure is calculated and found to agree well with experiment when modified calculational procedures are used. The cumulative angular distribution of direct radiation is found to be as much as fourteen percent above that predicted by theory over the range investigated. Several modifications of presently used calculational techniques are suggested.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607127

Entities

People

  • A. W. Starbird
  • C. Mcdonnell
  • J. F. Batter
  • J. Velletri

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Attenuation
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Calibration
  • Computational Science
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Engineering
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Measuring Instruments
  • Test Facilities
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design