Operation HARDTACK. Projects 8.7/2.12d. Thermal Radiation from Very-Low- Yield Burts, April-October 1958

Abstract

THe objectives of Project 8.7 were to determine the thermal radiant exposure (cal/sq cm) versus distance from ground zero for a fractional-kiloton nuclear device and the total luminous flux (lumens/sq ft) as a function of both time and distance from ground zero. Theobjectives of Project 2.12d at shot Hamilton were to determine the thermal radiant exposure versus distance for a fractional-kiloton detonation, and to compare the experimentally obtained radiant-exposure values with those calculated from existing scaling laws. Keywords: Nuclear explosion testing; and NTPR (Nuclear Test Personnel Review).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1984
Accession Number
ADA995281

Entities

People

  • D. T. Kilminster
  • J. C. Maloney
  • J. J. Mahoney
  • N. J. Alvares
  • S. D. Furrow

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Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorimeters
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Laboratories
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Ground Stations
  • Ground Zero
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • New Mexico
  • Oscillographs
  • Photography
  • Power Supplies
  • Thermal Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
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