NOTE ON ANTINEUTRINO CROSS SECTIONS AND ON DETECTION OF ANTINEUTRINOS FROM NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Abstract

Cross sections for various antineutrino reactions are estimated. Based on these estimates it is concluded that no antineutrino reactions are useful as a basis for detecting nuclear explosions at great distances. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0645464

Entities

People

  • R. Latter
  • W. J. Karzas

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beta Decay
  • Couplings
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Elements
  • Explosions
  • Fission Products
  • Gamma Rays
  • Inelastic Scattering
  • Magnetic Moments
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Scintillation Counters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering