Operation Sun Beam, Shots Little Feller I, II and Johnie Boy. Project officers report. Project 6. 6. Electromagnetic measurements

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:7248741

Henderson, W D; Livingston, P M; Rutter, R L

Of considerable interest from both a physical and practical viewpoint is the coupling of electromagnetic energy from a nuclear explosion into various electrical systems in the vicinity of the burst. A series of electromagnetic measurements were made on Shots Little Feller I, Little Feller II, and Johnie Boy. It is clear from the records that radiation shielding must be given closer consideration in future tests. Due to equipment failure and radiation inactivation, only the Johnie Boy dynamic current measurement and the passive peak current indicators on all three events are interpretable.

• Research Organization: Air Force Special Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, NM (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7248741
• Report Number(s): AD-A-995449/6/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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