RADIOACTIVE PELLET TRAJECTORY STUDY.

Abstract

An attempt was made to investigate the manner in which earth is ejected ballistically from a nuclear cratering experiment. Eighty-eight radioactive pellets (Co60) were buried at known locations and depths prior to the event. After detonation a vehicle-mounted gamma scanner was used to survey the predicted angle of ejection and the northwest quadrant from ground zero. No preshot planted Co60 sources were recovered. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 06, 1965
Accession Number
AD0617709

Entities

People

  • John S. Allen

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cratering
  • Detonations
  • Ejection
  • Ground Zero
  • Quadrants
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Geodesy
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.