The Effects of Moisture Content and Soil Composition upon Air/Ground Tactical Nuclear Environments.

Abstract

The SAMCEP code (BRL CR 330) is used to perform sensitivity studies to determine the effects of moisture content in the air and ground and different ground compositions upon the predicted tactical nuclear environments produced by a nuclear burst. Neutron and secondary gamma fluences, energy deposition rates and Compton electron currents are given for various combinations of 0% - 6% water vapor content of the atmosphere; Nevada Test Site (NTS), typical German dry and German wet soils; and different weapon sources and burst heights. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA059705

Entities

People

  • G. J. Klem
  • H. Lichtenstein
  • N. E. Banks

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Computational Science
  • Databases
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Elevation
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • Height Of Burst
  • High Energy
  • Moisture
  • Moisture Content
  • Neutron Cross Sections
  • Nuclear Cross Sections
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Solar Physics
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene