EVALUATION OF WIANCKO AND VIBROTRON GAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CIRCUITRY FOR ATOMIC BLAST MEASUREMENTS

Technical Report · Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1955

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4156056· OSTI ID:4156056

Petes, J; Little, C C; Dossey, J L

Experimental instrumentation was tested on Operation Upshot-Knothole in an endeavor to improve existing blast phenomena measuring equipment and techniques. Experimental designs tested include a field unit oscillatoramplifier using transistor circuit elements, a subminiature two-wire field unit, a commercially developed Vibrotron gage and amplifier unit, and a frequency deviation multiplier circuit for obtaining increased signal-tonoise ratios. The Wiancko pressure gage was also evaluated more fully. The results of the tests are described. Transistor circuitry was found to be little affected by atomic blast phenomena. (M.P.G.)

• Research Organization: Naval Ordnance Lab., White Oak, Md.
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Navy
• NSA Number: NSA-14-010616
• OSTI ID: 4156056
• Report Number(s): WT-784; NOLR-1181
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Project 1.1a-1 of OPERATION UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT
AMPLIFIERS
CIRCUITS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
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INSTRUMENTS
MEASURED VALUES
NOISE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
OSCILLATIONS
OSCILLATORS
PRESSURE
PROJECT UPSHOT
RADIATION EFFECTS
RESONANCE
SIGNALS
SURFACES
TESTING
TRANSISTORS