Collection and Identification of Fission Products of Foreign Origins
Abstract
Positive radioactive evidence of a recent explosion of an A-bomb has been accumulated by NRL fission product detection stations at Kodiak and in Washington, D.C. during the period from 9 September to 20 September. The date of fission, deduced from activity ratios of fission isotopes is probably not earlier then 24 August. Extremely hot samples extracted from the fall-out of fission products at Kodiak, have yielded tens of thousands of counts per minute of the major fission product isotopes. This report is a brief account of the methods of detection and the fission activity measurements completed to date.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1949
- Accession Number
- AD1211603
Entities
People
- N. Friedman
- Peter H King
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory