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(Ed59) f,9¢ only when the mass chain A is 100% volatile, e.g.,
136¢5,

Equations for specific nuclides are in Appendix 3.

The values of r(91), r(136), r(140), and r(141) generally agree,
within experimental error, in the 25 samples measured.

These values

are averaged for each sample; the averages appear in Table 3.

The

values of r(A) are plotted against radial distance from ground zero
(Fig. 6) and arrival time (Fig. 7).

and distance from ground zero.

Clearly, r(A) increases with time

The value of r(A) = 2 (half

refractories present) can be used to characterize the nuclide
composition of the offsite fallout within 160 miles from ground zero.
The relative amount of volatile phase increases with distance,
indicating that the volatile phase is relatively enriched on the
smaller particles, even though there was a constderable amount of
unmelted dust entrained in the cloud.

This correlation is consistent

with the concept that the refractory nuclides are contained in the bulk
of the particles formed by condensation and the volatile nuclides are
deposited on the surface.

As time and distance from ground zero

increase, the size of the fallout particles decreases.
Values of r(A) for each size fraction were averaged for each
shot.

The average values are shown in Table 4 and in Fig. 8.

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