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Project 22,1 - Resection History - L. F. Wouters
B.C. Woodward

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The gamma rays produced by the nuclear reactions were detected by flour photocell detectors located in a lead lined detector pit located near the
recording station some 2750 feet from the device.

Collimation was provided

vy a 10 foot high ty 12 foot wide wall in the osb consisting of 6 inches of
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lead and 12 inches of paraffin vith eppropefately shaped holes for the primary

and secondary rediation to pass to the detectors, two collimating disks an
short towers between the device and the detector pit, and a 27 foot leed pipe
attached to the detector pit.

The disks and pipe restricted the view of the

detectors to the wall and the portions of the device observable through the
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two boles in the wall.

‘The primary bole was covered with 3.2 inches of lead

in order to extend the possible range of coverage of the secondary.

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flucre vere positioned in tandem along the collimated gaam= path and were
observed by a total of three photodiodes and four protomltiplier unite.
Appropriate combinations of samme attenuators betveen fluores aad optical
attenuators between different detector units on tre seme flucr sade possible
the complete coverage of a dynamic renge of 107°,

The detector outputs vere

trangnitted by eable to some 35 ocscillographs located im the recording station
where cameras provided a permanent fila record of the signals.

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+ Time = The high explosive transit time vas seasured

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