Operation HARDTACK. Project 2.12c. Soil Activation by Neutrons from a Very-Low-Yield Burst

Abstract

The objectives of Project 2.12c were to (1) document the neutron-induced gamma field produced by a fractional-kiloton nuclear device detonated on a wooden tower 50 feet high, and (2) determine empirical factors relating the gamma dose rates measured over this large neutron-induced field with dose-rate measurements made over small samples of the same activated soil.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1984
Accession Number
ADA995201

Entities

People

  • E. F. Wilsey
  • J. H. Mcneilly
  • R. J. Spitznas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Surveys
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Laboratories
  • Detectors
  • Dose Rate
  • Elements
  • Energy
  • Fission Products
  • Gamma Ray Spectra
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ground Zero
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Moisture Content
  • New Mexico

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.