Nuclear Helicopter Air Density Indicating System Flight Test Program

Abstract

This report describes the design, construction, and testing of the Nuclear Helicopter Air Density Indicating (NUHADI) system. The NUHADI measures the scattering of X-rays, generated by an isotopic source, from the air volume outside the helicopter. The number of X-rays backscattered into the detector is proportional to the number of molecules per unit volume, i.e., the air density. The air scatter signal is compared to an internal signal, from the same source, during each cycle to provide a continuous self calibration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0786565

Entities

People

  • Donald W. Blincow

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Frequency
  • Gamma Rays
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Dosimeters
  • Power Supplies
  • Radiation Protection
  • Sea Level
  • Statistics
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.