SOME RADIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS OF DEBRIS FROM AN UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR DETONATION.

Abstract

Fallout samples were collected from 2600 feet to 19,000 feet from ground zero in order to determine the mass per unit area, gamma activity per unit area, particle size distribution and specific activity versus particle size of the fallout; to determine the gamma decay rate and spectra of the samples; to perform leaching and exchange studies on the radioactive debris; to measure the release of gaseous fission product iodine; and to determine the radiochemical composition of the fallout particulate. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 07, 1964
Accession Number
AD0690483

Entities

People

  • W. B. Lane

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detonations
  • Fission Products
  • Gamma Decay
  • Ground Zero
  • Leaching
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Particulates
  • Radiochronometry
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.