Operation DOMINIC. Fish Bowl Series. Project Officers Report -- Project 6.13. Volume 1. RF Measurements and Optical Measurements -- Summary

Abstract

The primary objective of this project was to make RF measurements to determine the amount of radar refractive jitter present in a nuclear burst environment. The secondary objectives were: (1) measurement of electron line density; (2) investigation of radar clutter; (3) measurement of RF noise produced at one radar frequency; (4) measurements of absorption over a wide portion of the RF spectrum; (5) study of the early time effects of the fireball on radar measurements at several frequencies; (6) measurement of fireball reflection at early times (Blue Gill); and, (7) measurements of dissociated region reflectivity (Star Fish Prime). Optical measurements were made to determine: (1) damage to direct optical viewing systems, and (2) saturation and blanking of instrumentation viewing the burst region. Additional measurements, in support of other projects, were accomplished.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA995287

Entities

People

  • J. E. Hagefstration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Beta Particles
  • Cameras
  • Computer Programming
  • Defense Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electrons
  • Engineering
  • Fish
  • Measurement
  • Optical Detection
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Photographs
  • Radar
  • Recording Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics