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Detection of radioactive dust from the British nuclear bombs of October 1953

Abstract

The dust collected from the atmosphere showed an absence of ..cap alpha..-activity and a ..beta..-activity characteristic of fission products. The material was collected in Wellington, approximately 3500 km from Woomera, Australia, the explosion site. The initial dust activity was found approximately 30 hours after the test.
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1954
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
EDB-81-111816
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: N.Z. J. Sci. Technol., Sect. B; (New Zealand); Journal Volume: 36
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; AUSTRALIA; RADIATION MONITORING; DUSTS; RADIOACTIVITY; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; FISSION PRODUCTS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; AUSTRALASIA; DETECTION; EUROPE; EXPLOSIONS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; WESTERN EUROPE; 500300* - Environment, Atmospheric- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 450200 - Military Technology, Weaponry, & National Defense- Nuclear Explosions & Explosives
OSTI ID:
6231574
Country of Origin:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: NZTBA
Submitting Site:
TIC
Size:
Pages: 155-159
Announcement Date:
Oct 01, 1981

Citation Formats

Ryder, N V, and Watson-Munro, C N. Detection of radioactive dust from the British nuclear bombs of October 1953. New Zealand: N. p., 1954. Web.
Ryder, N V, & Watson-Munro, C N. Detection of radioactive dust from the British nuclear bombs of October 1953. New Zealand.
Ryder, N V, and Watson-Munro, C N. 1954. "Detection of radioactive dust from the British nuclear bombs of October 1953." New Zealand.
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title = {Detection of radioactive dust from the British nuclear bombs of October 1953}
author = {Ryder, N V, and Watson-Munro, C N}
abstractNote = {The dust collected from the atmosphere showed an absence of ..cap alpha..-activity and a ..beta..-activity characteristic of fission products. The material was collected in Wellington, approximately 3500 km from Woomera, Australia, the explosion site. The initial dust activity was found approximately 30 hours after the test.}
journal = []
volume = {36}
journal type = {AC}
place = {New Zealand}
year = {1954}
month = {Jan}
}