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chamber in detecting « sealed gazma-ray sour
a sealed ionization
because of the better si
we found the ion chamber superior
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alphas
to background ratio. However, for ionization produced by

feasib!
betas, ® the air conductivity air survey method is the only
measur
It is planned to further test these two methods for

one.

cammn ani bets emikters
a dispersed and open source (fall-out) of both
at Operation Ranger.

g.

At our invitetion, Dr. Failla of Columbia University

a team here to evaluate a simple approximately tisrue-equivalent
chamber against © much more coaplicated exactly tissue-equivslen
in fluxes of neutrons of different energies.

The results showed

the simple chamber is quite adequate for neutron dosimetry irres
of energy from thermals to 14 MEV and can be easily designed to

this well below tolerance levels.
h,

An evaluation of the total time that a pilot might

blind to important aircraft instruments after seeing the fire ball of
an atomic bomb has been made,

The sun was used as @ source.

4. Meteorology
a.

General Changes and Improvements:

1)

Personnel and Administration:
The present personnel] quote and administrative

pzoce-

dures for the Meteorology Section were established jointly by al
Health Division Leader and the Chief, Air Weather Service, earlyjin

1950.

The authorised strength of the Section is four persons, all of

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