OPERATION HARDTACK. Project 8.4. Early-Time Spectra of Very-High- Altitude Nuclear Detonations

Abstract

The objective of this project was to photograph the spectrum of the bomb light of the three high altitude nuclear detonations of Operation Hardtack from two high-flying aircraft with a time resolution of 50 seconds and a spectral resolution adequate to identify the emission or absorption spectrum of molecular species that might be formed around the fireball. Keywords: Instrumentation; Photography; Nuclear Fireball.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA995391

Entities

People

  • Edward C. Y. Inn
  • Robert J. Jenkins
  • William J. Parker

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Cameras
  • High Altitude
  • Instrumentation
  • Low Altitude
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.