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Project @.5 - ATRB0ANE HICH RESOLUTION SIECTRAL ANALYSIS - Dr. Ralph Zirkind

CB.S0TIVE
To csterzine the radiant power of a 30-40 kKiloton surface burst as a function

of wavelength end the fircball color teaperature as seen from an airborne station.
These objectives were to be accomplished by determining the atmospheric attenuat-

ion by an independent neasurement and correcting the power received at the iustrucent station aboard the aircraft,

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The eprotrval distribution of the radiant power is obtained from a nedium

sais senpted tn narrow tinds by photocells
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hen iscoided on an Avpox 814 tae vrecoter, with a resolution time of 150/. sce.

fag a pulsed Wisht signal of
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the aircraft.

The attenuated beam is received by a detector in the aircraft and

.icorded en a Feilend reconler,

The devactor consists of two filtered photo~

vo Itiplier Lubes ssmpling two szpsetral cisions, (1) .3-.55
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microns and (2) .6-1,95

In addition, a quartz filtered calorizeter,

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The aircraft was located at the intended position (within 600 feet). (Planned

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position at H-hour was on an inbound heeding of 135°T with no horizontal offset to
be abreast of ground zero at H-6,5 seconds with a horizontal range of 5,000 feet

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