Operation HARDTACK. Project 8.8. Thermal Radiation from Low-Yield Nuclear Burrsts.

Abstract

The objective of Project 8.8 during the Nevada Test Site phase of Operation Hardtack was to investigate the thermal phenomena resulting from the detonation of fractional-kiloton-yield nuclear devices. Measurements were made by the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories on six bursts with yields less than 1 kt. To provide correlation with the data, additional measurements were made on four bursts with yields greater than a kiloton.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1984
Accession Number
ADA995349

Entities

People

  • D. J. Baker
  • H. P. Gauvin
  • J. P. Cahill
  • J. W. Grenier
  • J. W. Reed

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Detonations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Thermal Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.