INTERIM REPORT ON ATTENUATION OF POINT SOURCE GAMMA RADIATION IN SLABS
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4014981
Protection afforded by structures against gamma rays due to a nuclear explosion in the atmosphere is investigated. Calculations are made for the differential dose-rate spectra due to fission products and due to thermal neutron capture in N2 as functions of distance from explosion and time, extending for several minutes after explosion. The accumulated air dose due to N2 capture is found to be far more important than that from fission products for several minutes at most distances. The importance increases with distance and decreases with time. Some effects of nuclear weapon design on these conclusions are discussed. An experimental program for measuring gamma ray attenuation in steel slabs is described and some preliminary data reported. (D.L.C.)
- Research Organization:
- Technical Operations, Inc., Burlington, Mass.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-025557
- OSTI ID:
- 4014981
- Report Number(s):
- AD-254092; TO-B 61-15
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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