Operation REDWING, Pacific Proving Grounds. Gamma Rays from Plane and Volume Source Distributions, May - July 1956.

Abstract

Calculations have been performed for the gamma-ray dose rate: (1) inside a uniformly contained Volume, as in a radioactive cloud or in contaminated water; (2) as a function of altitude above the center of a uniform contaminated circular island; and (3) as a function of altitude above uniformly contaminated water. The calculations have been performed for monoenergetic sources of 0.15, 0.30, 0.60, 1.2, and 2.5 Mev and for some experimentally observed fallout Spectra.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1956
Accession Number
ADA310496

Entities

People

  • Victor A. Van Lint

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coefficients
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Gamma Rays
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Ridges
  • Training
  • Transportation
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.