Project SEDAN. Part I. Characteristics of Fallout from a Deeply Buried Nuclear Detonation from 7 to 70 Miles from Ground Zero. Part II. Aerial Radiometric Survey.
Abstract
Adequate samples of fallout from the detonation of a nuclear device buried in desert alluvium at 635 feet below ground surface were obtained to delineate the eastern part of the fallout pattern from 7 to 70 miles from ground zero. The distribution of radioactivity per unit area, mass per unit area, and mass per unit area per particle size fraction were determined. No correlation between radioactivity and mass was found. The Aerial Radiometric Surveys, CETO Project 62.80, determined the distribution of Sedan fallout to a distance of more than 200 miles from ground zero. The dose rate contours show the pattern to be asymmetric with a steep gradient west of the midline with a very gradual gradient on the east.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- ADA076366
Entities
People
- B. W. Kowalewsky
- D. E. Paglia
- Harold M. Mork
- K. H. Larson
- R. A. Wood
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles