Passive neutron dosimetry on cruise missile tests

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:5181203

Ewing, R. I.

One of the components exercised during development tests of cruise missiles is the neutron generator that supplies the burst of neutrons needed to initiate a nuclear explosion. The subject of this report is a method of verifying the production of neutrons using a passive neutron activation technique that is sufficiently sensitive to detect a decay rate of a few atoms per hour.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5181203
• Report Number(s): SAND-80-0637C; CONF-800703-5; TRN: 80-014782
• Resource Relation: Conference: Annual conference on nuclear and space radiation effects, Ithaca, NY, USA, 15 Jul 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CRUISE MISSILES
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
NEUTRONS
PRODUCTION
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
BARYONS
DOSIMETRY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EXPLOSIONS
FERMIONS
HADRONS
MISSILES
NUCLEONS
440101* - Radiation Instrumentation- General Detectors or Monitors & Radiometric Instruments