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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