Accession Number:

AD0363577

Title:

GAMMA RADIATION AS A FUNCTION OF DISTANCE

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB NM

Personal Author(s):

• Storm, Ellery
• Bemis, Jr., Edwin
• Malik, John S.

Report Date:

1955-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

Film measurements of gamma-ray exposure vs distance were made on both Mike and King. The results show that gamma radiation from large yield devices cannot be scaled directly from measurements of nominal-size devices, and that the effect of the shock wave and the cloud rise must be taken into consideration. For the 550 KT King shot, the gamma-ray exposures were about 1.5 to 1.7 times those expected by scaling directly from a nomicnal device. For the 10 MT Mike sot, measured values were 30 to 80 times expected fom scaling.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• GAMMA RAYS

Subject Categories:

• Nuclear Instrumentation
• Radioactivity, Radioactive Wastes and Fission Products

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE