Ancho Canyon RF Collect, March 2, 2017: Final Report

Technical Report · Thu Sep 21 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1394952· OSTI ID:1394952

Junor, William ^[1]; Layne, John Preston ^[1]; Gamble, Thomas Kirk ^[1]; Quintana, Bobby Arthur ^[1]; Snelson-Gerlicher, Catherine Mary ^[1]; Goorley, John Timothy ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We report the results from the March 2, 2017, Ancho Canyon RF collection. While bright electromagnetic signals were seen nearby the firing point, there were no detections of signals from the explosively-fired fuse at a collection point about 570m distant on the East Mesa. However, "liveness" tests of the East Mesa data acquisition system and checks of the timing both suggest that the collection system was working correctly. We examine possible reasons for the lack of detection. Principal among these is that the impulsive signal may be small compared to the radio frequency background on the East Mesa.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1394952
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-17-28571
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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