High-Energy Neutrons from the Sandstone Nuclear Bombs as Measured by Threshold Detectors

Abstract

The activity induced in various threshold detectors by the radiation from the Sandstone bombs has been measured. All measurements were made without collimation. The results indicate that the efficiency of a bomb cannot be determined by observing the number of neutrons above three million electron volts energy, but that the tonnage may possibly be proportional to the number of very high energy gamma rays produced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 14, 1949
Accession Number
ADA331551

Entities

People

  • G. A. Linenberger
  • William Ogle

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Blast
  • Chemistry
  • Detectors
  • Fast Neutrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • High Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Mean Free Path
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Flux
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics