A PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR THE NEUTRON-INDUCED ACTIVITY CONTRIBUTION TO FALLOUT EXPOSURE RATES

Abstract

A system was devised to predict the neutron-induced activity contribution to fallout exposure rates. The system uses the simplifying assumptions of (1) a semi-empirical formula to determine the soil capture fraction and (2) thermal neutron cross sections to represent weapon-neutron cross sections. Results, using these assumptions, agree with those of another complete system for predicting the neutron-induced activity contribution to fallout exposure rates. In addition, results from various portions of the system agree with results obtained by more complicated methods. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 12, 1966
Accession Number
AD0639446

Entities

People

  • Thomas H. Jones

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Cross Sections
  • Atoms
  • Civil Defense
  • Computer Programs
  • Fission Neutrons
  • Height Of Burst
  • Military Operations
  • Neutron Cross Sections
  • Neutron Spectrum
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclei
  • Radioactivity
  • Rupture
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Thermal Neutrons
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.