Optimal Nuclear Radiation Criteria for Aeronautical Systems

Abstract

Common nuclear radiation hardness criteria are developed and recommended for air Force wide adoption. The criteria are based upon human 'mission kill' doses, technical capability to harden, and representative missions of manned penetrators. The criteria levels should provide balanced and cost effective life cycle hardness values. They also provide well defined keep out ranges/lethal volumes needed as input for future bomber defense systems. More importantly the common criteria would decrease logistic support costs, increase the useability and interoperability of electronic equipment, and support the development of integrated hardness maintenance programs. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101651

Entities

People

  • Rayford P. Patrick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Commonality
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Hardening
  • High Energy
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Maintenance
  • Mission Kills
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Particle Beams
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics