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time Interval measurements as well as Bhangmeter. measurements will all be
made.
For
devices fired at Christmas Island on balloons all
of the above measurements except for
*y
would be made.
For
airdrops if Christmas is not available, only Radchem and
Bhangmeter measurements are planned.
For the specific case of the XW5O0XIY2,
on which neutronflux distribution measurements are required, two possibilities are considered:
I) a ground surface shot at Christmas Island with a
large vacuum type system and various neutron detectors; 2) the device be
fired at about 150 kilometers above Johnston Island with neutron time of
flight measurements made by rocket borne instrumentation.
As for high
altitude shots and development and checking of diagnostic measurements for
possible future space testing, x-ray intensity measurements would be made
Pee
by rockets in space,
measurements would be made ina similar
manner, and optical measurements would be made from the surface and from
aircraft.
A 17 November letter to Betts from Bill Ogle of LASL documents the specifics
_of the LASL diagnostic program for possible Pacific atmospheric tests as
presently planned.
Details of diagnostics to be performed from groundborne,
airborne and/or shipborne stations for the various types of devices and
type of carrier are enumerated.
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