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Radium wag used in the calibration of
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The original aster scale calibration on the TiejJ-B and the THe7-A
wnite remained unchanged throughout CASTLE. The THe3<¢ was found
+%o saturate above 20 ar/he requiring a special calibration curve
* Sor correct interpretation of the scale above that value. the
latter unit vas used o aly where intensities were expected to be
lese than 20 ar/hr, 4.0., Clighta originating at Guaaz and Oahu,

+ SCOMAMETER:calibration vas generally checked before eacs use by
Te.29 at Kwajalein and WILSOW cloud traciring aircraft at Enivetok. .
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Because of the high resistances employad in

” ¢he cireuit, the excessive hunidity altered their value wrencrer
the SCINTANETER case was opened.
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meter indicated the properradiation intensity; then

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would be reasserbled with a package of desicant with::.
and efter & few hours the error (difference between =etor
and true r adiation background) was noted. - The case was:

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Hevads on different cocasions agree remrkably well with each
other but differ from both sete previously mentioned. The averagee of the GENE and Nevada data are plotted on Figure 36. The
Peasone for the discrepancies are not clearly understood, any
coebination of the possible errors aentioned above may bv res«
ponsible, Tt ie felt that the effects of fission product ase é
type of bosb, and tastrument energy dependence are factors w hich
require further investigation.

and the float point adjusted to compensate for ths
The procedure was repeated until agreenzint of innt reading with true background was achieved,

Whenever the float point was checked, a reading was taken in a
Padiation Meld equivaient to greater than half scale deflectior
te insure that the remainder of the circuit was operating properiy.

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