Project Pluto - Volume 3

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Abstract:

This report volume was produced by the Nuclear Systems Division of The Marquardt Corporation and includes the fourteenth quarterly progress report. Two series of irradiation programs were conducted in 1959 to investigate the effects of combined environments on materials and components of control systems that operate in piloted nuclear propulsion aircraft. The tests were performed in environmental chambers, which were air-irradiated primarily with gamma photons and neutrons. Because the tests did not reach desired temperatures or maximum integrated fluxes, no definite conclusions could be drawn regarding the effectiveness or safety levels of radiation exposure for a PLUTO-type environment.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
The Marquardt Corporation Van Nuys
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Mar 1959,15 Nov 1959
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/AD1010626
Pagination:
0157

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
WADC-TN-59-365, AFRL/RQH-WADC-TN-59-365
Contract/Grant Number(s):
AF 33(616)-6214
Monitor Series:
WADC-TN-59-365
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES, infrared detection, Ionization chambers, Capacitors, Irradiation, Dosimetry, radiation shielding
Keyword(s):
silicon semiconductor diodes
Report Date:
1959 Nov 15
Creation Date:
2016 Jun 17