Ty ¢ exposure rate at tine 6
I) = exposure rate at wit tine

& os tim

Fe exposure between tines t and to, where t > 10 seconds.
It is expected that the decay of the residual refistion will vary

with weapon design.

Por example, the presence of Iy*-? would tend to

decrease the absolute value of the decay exponent for a period of tine.

1.3.3 Absorption in Air. The absergtion of mecattered game
refiation in air is exponential with distence.

Freon s point source af

monoenergetic radiation, the variation of intensity with distance is
expressed as;

eH?
Ips ite

A
ee:

were:
Ip « intensity et distance D
XI, « source intensity

n

« liner abeorption coefficient (this varies with gume energy,
anf is generally lower fer higher energies).

D = distance

ST. LOUIS FRC

The absorption coefficient // in Equation 1.2 is applicable fer

sarrow-beam geometry, andi a correction shoulé be made for field cenditions

woere the detector is approximately a 277 sensing element. ‘This is done
by adding a buildup factor B to Equation 1.2, te aceount for the scattered
radiation that will be detected.

Buildup factors for different energies

and Gistances have been calculated (Reference 10), ami some valuss are

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