and half width of peak measurements of secondary reactions.

When required,

To accomplish this, four alpha stations were activated.

The complexity

both primary and secondary coverage was provided.

of measuring systems varied from experiment to experiment, depending on

specific requirements for a given device. Except for surface shots Cactus,
Koa, Quince, and Fig, all devices on which alpha was measured were detonated
from barge locations. On seven tests, detectors were mounted at zero site

and recorded the complete reaction history.

To obtain at the detectors a

signal representative of the neutron signal, it was advisable to limit the
emerging gammas by an aperture near the device.

In addition, collimation at the detectors was accomplished by means of
pipes which extended through the thickness of the blockhouse wall at the
alpha station. Inside the detector room were adjustable baffle walls containing collimating holes which were spaced for alignment. In some cases at~
tenuators were provided to reduce the gammasignal.
Three basic oscilloscope systems were employed for recording the

alpha signal: a 100-ohm three scope system, a 100-ohm two scope system,

and a 120-ohm two scope system. Three types of presentation were recorded
on the scope faces: Rossi, linear, and creep-Rossi.
Having initially planned on nine LASL experiments, TU-5 was hard
pressed in extending coverage to the increased program. Reaction history

measurements were made on a total of 19 shots, 14 LASL and 5 UCRL shots.

Oscilloscope traces were analyzed by means of precision comparators on each
shot. These data were then reported on an IBM 704 EDPM computer. A
shot report was issued, usually within 3 days following the event.
General Administration. A total of 320 Edgerton, Germeshausen, & Grier

employees contributed to the successful completion of TU-5's effort in the

Forward Area. Equipment installation began in early February, and a peak
working force of 149 men was in the field on about the first of May. The
average stay in the Forward Area was 8 weeks. A total of 180 tons of
equipment was shipped to the Forward Area. Central warehousing was

maintained on Parry Island in approximately 1200 sq ft of existing buildings
in the old CMR compound. The last TU-5 crews departed from the Forward
Area on September 1.
Johnston Island Activities. The primaryobjective of TU-5 at Johnston

Island was to supply experimenters with an accurate sequence of timing sig-

nals, related to burst time, for the purpose of starting and stopping their
equipment on both the Teak and Orange events. Other objectives were (1)

to determine the time of burst with respect to WWVH, and (2) to provide a
system of radio links to experimental stations over which voice-time announcements synchronized to the timing system could be transmitted.
Early in 1957 preliminary planning for a timing system to meet the
special requirements of Teak and Orange was begun. As planning progressed,
it became apparent that the regular sequence timing system planned for the
surface shots on Hardtack would not meet the special requirements of these
shots. A new sequence timing system patterned after the air drop system
used on Plumbbob for the John event was developed in the EG&G Boston
laboratory. This system was integrated into the Bikini hardwire timing sys-

tem for Hardtack.
The timing system was assembled and operationally tested under simu-

lated field conditions in Boston prior to its shipment to the Forward Area.
In February 1958 the equipment was shipped to the Forward Area andinstalled

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