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it shows a predominance of the rediative phase over mass effect during the

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early growth, und is characteristic of a bomb of very high yield to mss

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ratio; this was expected because 600 tons of structure around MIKE, compares

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to only 1200 lbs. around a 12 KT veapon.

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to the ground vas very small, no large abnormalities were introduced because

of proximity to the surface,
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‘The shock wave wes clear and essentially syn-

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There is no reason to suspect scaling does not spply, because, for

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the first time on any operation, the “fireball yield" was determined on an
absolute, instead of relative, basis, using an analytic solution only recently
developed.

The saue solution had given good agreement with radiochentstry

when applied to bombs of previcus operations.

As shown below, the fireball yield is consistent with the interpretation

of hydrodynamic data appearing below, so that even if the fireball yield is
in eventual disagrienent with redicchemistry yields, the fireball yield will

ve necessary for interpretation of hyttrodynamic data.

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Pertinent measurements were wade by Sandia Corporation in Project 6.1 “Pressure Time”, and 6.3 - “Bhock Winds and Aftervinds"; by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in Project 6.2 - “Air Mass Motion Studies", and Project 6.3 -

"Afterwinis") by Wright Air Development Center in Project 6.10 - “Tree Air

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Pressure, Manned Aircraft”; and by Air Force Cambridge Research Center in
Project 6.11 - “Free Air Pressure, Parachute Cannisters".

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cluaions drewn here from test results are based on comparison with the predic-~

tions under ideal conditions, in Annex A, J-12372, “Report of Evacuation Plans
Conference".

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