PROJECT STARDUST

Abstract

Work performed on Project Stardust during the two year period, September 1963 to September 1965 is reviewed. Changes in the sampling and analytical programs are summarized. The stratospheric distributions of radioactive debris from nuclear weapon tests are described. Nuclides described include strontium-90, cesium-137, plutonium-239, manganese-54, iron-55, antimony-124, yttrium-88, sodium-22, cadmium-109, silver-110 and carbon-14. The stratospheric distributions of plutonium-238 from a SNAP-9A burnup, of several cosmic ray products and of lead-210 and plutonium-210 are discussed. Progress in the design of the Stardust numerical model of transfer and rainout of stratospheric radioactive materials is summarized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642279

Entities

People

  • Ben Davidson
  • Harold Seitz
  • Herbert W. Feely
  • Pierre E. Biscaye

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Fission Products
  • Geography
  • Grids
  • Ground Level
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Natural Radioactivity
  • New Jersey
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactivity

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space