OPERATION GREENHOUSE. Scientific Director's Report of Atomic Weapon Tests at Eniwetok, 1951. Annex 1.5. Neutron Measurements. Part 3. High-Energy Spectrum (Time-of-Flight Method),

Abstract

This report describes the experiments performed to measure the energy spectrum of neutrons released in certain atomic-weapons tests in Operation Greenhouse. The measurements were made of two types: (1) the time-of-flight measurements designed to establish the fission neutron spectrum down to about 3 Mev energy, and (2) the so-called 'Tenex' (Temperature-Neutron Experiment) measurements designed to obtain the velocity distribution of neutrons produced by the deuterium-tritium fusion reactions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA995399

Entities

People

  • Wayne C. Hall

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deuterium
  • Energy
  • Fission Neutrons
  • Greenhouses
  • High Energy
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Spectrum
  • Neutrons
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Spectra
  • Thermonuclear Reactions
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Solar Physics