Ground Roughness Effects on the Energy and Angular Distribution of Gamma Radiation from Fallout
Ground Roughness Effects on the Energy and Angular Distribution of Gamma Radiation from Fallout

Author: C. M. Huddleston

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13:

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The effect of ground roughness on the radiation field above ground that has been contaminated with fallout from the explosion of a nuclear device was investigated on three types of Nevada terrain: (1) a flat dry-lake bed, (2) semirough terrain or land that has a known and controlled degree of roughness, and (3) typical wild desert. A modified Navy 5-ton six-wheel-drive truck was used as a mobile laboratory. A collimator and a scintillation crystal with a 512 channel analyzer were used to measure gamma-ray spectra at various polar angles. Dose-vs.-height measurements were also made up to a height of 40 ft. The project was undertaken to determine the importance of ground roughness as a factor in radiation shielding.

Energy and Angular Distribution of Neutrons and Gamma Rays
Energy and Angular Distribution of Neutrons and Gamma Rays

Author: J. H. Thorngate

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13:

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Where possible, these data have been compared with data from previous field experiments. In every case, they were compared with calculations which approximated the experiment. Agreement in both cases is generally good, and this strengthens confidence in calculated results.

Sources, Fields, Measurements, and Applications
Sources, Fields, Measurements, and Applications

Author: Frank H. Attix

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 965

ISBN-13: 1483216217

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Radiation Dosimetry, Second Edition, VOLUME III: Sources, Fields, Measurements, and Applications covers the significant aspects of radiation dosimetry. The book discusses dosimetry relating to x rays and teleisotope gamma rays, discrete and distributed alpha-, beta-, and gamma-ray sources, electron beams, and heavy charged particle beams. The text also describes dosimetry relating to reactors, neutron and mixed n-gamma fields, neutrons from accelerators and radioactive sources, initial and residual ionizing radiation from nuclear weapons, natural and man-made background radiation, radiation in space, ultra-high energy radiation, and uncommon types of particles. Dosimetry relating to health physics, diobiology, radiotherapy, implant and intracavitary therapy, ""transition-zones"" (especially at bone-tissue interfaces), and radiation processing is also considered. Physicists, biophysicists, and people involved in radiological science will find the book invaluable.