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

Abstract

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.)

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Naval Ordnance Lab., White Oak, Md.
Sponsoring Org.:
Department of Navy
OSTI Identifier:
4156056
Report Number(s):
WT-784; NOLR-1181
NSA Number:
NSA-14-010616
Resource Type:
Technical Report
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
Subject:
ENGINEERING AND EQUIPMENT; AMPLIFIERS; CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; FREQUENCY; INSTRUMENTS; MEASURED VALUES; NOISE; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; OSCILLATIONS; OSCILLATORS; PRESSURE; PROJECT UPSHOT; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESONANCE; SIGNALS; SURFACES; TESTING; TRANSISTORS

Citation Formats

Petes, J, Little, C C, and Dossey, J L. EVALUATION OF WIANCKO AND VIBROTRON GAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CIRCUITRY FOR ATOMIC BLAST MEASUREMENTS. Country unknown/Code not available: N. p., 1955. Web. doi:10.2172/4156056.
Petes, J, Little, C C, & Dossey, J L. EVALUATION OF WIANCKO AND VIBROTRON GAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CIRCUITRY FOR ATOMIC BLAST MEASUREMENTS. Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.2172/4156056
Petes, J, Little, C C, and Dossey, J L. 1955. "EVALUATION OF WIANCKO AND VIBROTRON GAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CIRCUITRY FOR ATOMIC BLAST MEASUREMENTS". Country unknown/Code not available. https://doi.org/10.2172/4156056. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4156056.
@article{osti_4156056,
title = {EVALUATION OF WIANCKO AND VIBROTRON GAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CIRCUITRY FOR ATOMIC BLAST MEASUREMENTS},
author = {Petes, J and Little, C C and Dossey, J L},
abstractNote = {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.)},
doi = {10.2172/4156056},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4156056}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {Country unknown/Code not available},
year = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1955},
month = {Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1955}
}