Accession Number:

ADA995304

Title:

OPERATION DOMINIC, Fish Bowl Series. Project Officers Report--Project 2. 1 External Neutron Flux Measurements

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY NUCLEAR EFFECTS LAB EDGEWOOD ARSENAL MD

Personal Author(s):

• Kinch, John W.

Report Date:

1985-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

37.0

Abstract:

The objective of this project was to measure the neutron flux as a function of distance from high-altitude nuclear detonations. The threshold detector system was used to measure the flux. Gold, U235, Pu239, Np237, U238, sulfur, magnesium, aluminum, and zirconium foils were employed as detecting materials. Instrument pods carried aloft by the launch vehicles were used to position the detectors near the detonation. Four sets of instruments were placed in each of three pods for Shots Blue Gill Triple Prime, King Fish and Starfish Prime. The project was considered a success because it obtained data in all events.

Descriptors:

• *NEUTRON FLUX
• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• EXTERNAL
• HIGH ALTITUDE
• NEUTRON DETECTORS
• RANGE(DISTANCE)

Subject Categories:

• Fission Reactor Physics
• Nuclear Weapons

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE