Refraction Due to Shock Waves.

Abstract

A simple procedure for estimating the refractive error produced by the density profile behind a nuclear blast wave is developed for use in radar system analysis codes such as ROSCOE/NORSE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138290

Entities

People

  • R. H. Christian
  • T. J. Barrett

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Birds
  • Blast Waves
  • Collisions
  • Compression Ratio
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Gas Laws
  • Ionization
  • Partial Pressure
  • Radar
  • Refractive Index
  • Sea Level
  • Square Roots
  • Standards
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.