THE CALCULATION OF RETINAL BURN AND FLASHBLINDNESS SAFE SEPARATION DISTANCES

Abstract

The report describes a method for calculating safe separation distances from a nuclear fireball from the standpoint of permanent injury (chorioretinal burns) and temporary effects (flashblindness). Weapon characteristics, atmospheric transmission, and the interaction of radiant energy with the eye are discussed. Predicted safe separation distances from a nuclear flash for humans are presented as functions of observer altitude, height of burst, weapon yield, and day or night conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0680842

Entities

People

  • D. E. Jungbauer
  • D. J. Isgitt
  • J. H. Tips
  • R. G. Allen
  • T. J. White

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric Scattering
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Biological Sciences
  • Explosions
  • Intensity
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nerve Fibers
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Observers
  • Perception
  • Scattering
  • Sea Level
  • Thermal Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.