Nuclear Weapon Effect Research at PSR (Pacific-Sierra Research Corporation) - 1983. Volume 8. Effect of Shock-Induced Ground Conductivity on Kratz Particle Velocity Gauge.

Abstract

This report details the effect of shock-induced conductivity on the operation of the Kratz velocity gauge, which measures the ground particle velocity induced by the shock wave due to a large-yield high-explosive or underground nuclear detonation. Such shock waves are typically strong enough to induce significant ground conductivity, which can affect the operation of the gauge. Three models of increasing fidelity to the physics of the advancing conductivity front are presented and analyzed. Numerical results indicate that, for typical gauge parameter values, shock-induced ground conductivities of 100 mhos/m or less do not affect gauge response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 1984
Accession Number
ADA162944

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  • Leonard Schlessinger

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Bessel Functions
  • Classification
  • Contracts
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • High Explosives
  • Hypergeometric Functions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Shock Waves
  • Weapons

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  • Physics

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  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.