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Project
2.61 - Rocket Determination of the Activity Distritmtion
Within the Stabilized Cloud - R. Soule
ORJTCTIVES
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To determine the spatial dictribution of radioactivity in the
clou2 of high yield thermonuclear Jetcnatioms at two early times.
The
following spectal objectives are sought:
Relative activity distribution between stem and cloud.
Rate of change of activity at early times.
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Performance of atmospheric sounding vehicles (ASP) up to high
altitudes in an atomic cloud, ani particularly whether infcrmstion
can be telemetereld out of the raifoactive cloul.
DUSTER IVTION AND EXDURIMENTAT PROCORE
The radifocctivity in the cloul «as detected by pressure ion
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hambers borne by rocket propelled atmospheric sounding vehicles,
aiming of the launchers.
(Nan) ani aboari the USS KNUDSEN,
Highest altitude achieve? wos about 109,
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recording stations on Enyu
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All rockets fired and gool
channels,
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gnal strength was received on all
The ratiation fields that were measured, while of relatively
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high intensity, were lower than those enecuntered —
(CHEROKEF).
Channels corresponding to rockets shot at
the lowest ele-
vation hadi no data on the carrier indicating they may have missed the
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