Operation GREENHOUSE. Scientific Director's Report of Atomic Weapon Tests at Eniwetok, 1951. Annex 1.1. Prompt-Gamma-Ray Measurements. Part 3. The Measurement of Transit Time,

Abstract

This eport describes the procedures followed in measuring the transit time of the atomic explosions evaluated in Operation Greenhouse. It includes a description of the equipment used, the installations made, and the results obtained. Transmit time measurements were obtainded for the Easy, George and Item Shots; and on the whole, the transit-time recording equipment performed well. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA995292

Entities

People

  • W. C. Hall

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Explosions
  • Gamma Rays
  • Greenhouses
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.