AN IMPROVED MODEL FOR IONIZATION PRODUCED BY DELAYED GAMMA RADIATION FROM AN ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEAR EXPLOSION.

Abstract

A new model is presented for theoretically calculating the ionization produced in the atmosphere by delayed gamma radiation from the radioactive debris of a nuclear explosion. The model assumes that the nuclear debris can be represented by so-called 'trace particles,' the positions of which in time are described by a complex, two-dimensional, Eulerian hydrodynamic computer code (SHELL), presently in use at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory for computing rise and expansion of nuclear fireballs. The mathematical development of the theory for the new model is given in detail and sample ionization plots are shown for a nuclear detonation at an unspecified altitude. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0814411

Entities

People

  • Lawrence R. Doan

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Computers
  • Detonations
  • Explosions
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Fireball
  • Radiation
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.