TABLE B.27

GAMMA ACTIVITY AND MEAN FISSION CONTENT OF HOW F BURIED COLLECTORS

(AREA = 2.60 FT?)

The activities summarized in this table have been corrected for contributions from shots other than the
one designated. Flathead produced no activity in these collectors resolvable from the Zuni background.
The conversion to fissions was made by meansof the How Island factors shown in Table B.13.
Collector

Shot Cherokee *

Designator

Doghouse Activity
at 100 hr
counts/min

Shot Zuni

Doghouse Activity
at 100 hr
counts/min

Shot Navajo

DoghouseActivity

Shot Tewa

Doghouse Activity

at 100 hr

at 100 hr

counts/min

counts/min

F-Bl

79

2,154,000

20,8099

262,800

-B2
-B3

87
548

2,261,000
2,022,000

14,1454
13,8704

250,860
203,380

9,088 1

246,760

-B4

598

1,963,000

-B5

2,560

2,737,000

19,443

206,940

-B6

897

1,504,000 f

30,650 tT

303,820

-B7t

80

3,448,000

26,454

-B8

96

2,295,000

7,688

138,500 t

-B9

329,970

30

2,168,000

8,163

208,640

-B10

174

2,463,000

18 ,550

200,450

-B11 §

240

1,287,000

-B12

1,056

2,189,000

Mean and co:

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Mean fissions/

collector

Mean fissions/

ft?

*
ft
t
§
1

(35.8 pet)

6,1769
17,654

2,250,200 + 234,170

(10.41 pct)

14,3004 5,855

(40.94 pet)

.

39,370
216,810
233,384 35,150

(15.06 pet)

5.42+0.57 x 104

3.21 £1.32 x 10!

5.98+0.90 x 1045

2.08 £0.22 x 10!

1.2440.51 x 10!?

2.30£0.35 x 1048

Values are pre-Redwing background activities.
Collector in estimated platform shadow; omitted from mean value.
Collector directly under platform; omitted from mean value.
Collector on sandbank slope; omitted from mean value.
Water leakage during recovery; omitted from mean value.

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