FUNCTION GENERATOR FOR ANALOGUE COMPUTERS
Abstract
An improved analogue computer is designed which can be used to determine the final ground position of radioactive fallout particles in an atomic cloud. The computer determines the fallout pattern on the basis of known wind velocity and direction at various altitudes, and intensity of radioactivity in the mushroom cloud as a function of particle size and initial height in the cloud. The output is then displayed on a cathode-ray tube so that the average or total luminance of the tube screen at any point represents the intensity of radioactive fallout at the geographical location represented by that point. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Originating Research Org. not identified
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4792556
- Patent Number(s):
- US 3012729
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-029310
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS; CLOUDS; COMPUTERS; ELECTRON TUBES; FALLOUT; PLANNING; RADIOACTIVITY; VELOCITY; WIND
Citation Formats
Skramstad, H K, Wright, J H, and Taback, L. FUNCTION GENERATOR FOR ANALOGUE COMPUTERS. United States: N. p., 1961.
Web.
Skramstad, H K, Wright, J H, & Taback, L. FUNCTION GENERATOR FOR ANALOGUE COMPUTERS. United States.
Skramstad, H K, Wright, J H, and Taback, L. 1961.
"FUNCTION GENERATOR FOR ANALOGUE COMPUTERS". United States.
@article{osti_4792556,
title = {FUNCTION GENERATOR FOR ANALOGUE COMPUTERS},
author = {Skramstad, H K and Wright, J H and Taback, L},
abstractNote = {An improved analogue computer is designed which can be used to determine the final ground position of radioactive fallout particles in an atomic cloud. The computer determines the fallout pattern on the basis of known wind velocity and direction at various altitudes, and intensity of radioactivity in the mushroom cloud as a function of particle size and initial height in the cloud. The output is then displayed on a cathode-ray tube so that the average or total luminance of the tube screen at any point represents the intensity of radioactive fallout at the geographical location represented by that point. (AEC)},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4792556},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 1961},
month = {Tue Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 1961}
}
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