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CHAPTER 2
SUMMARY OF EXPERIMENTA’, PROGRAMS

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TASK UNTT 2, UCRLPROGRAMS

2.3.1

Progran 22, Pad4Zochemistry. a.

Sxperimental Techniques,

The main objectives were to determine the fisaion ylelca

and the relative thermonuclear and fission efficiencies in
differert regions of the UCRL devices.

Samples of the p27vicul2»

G@ebris were collected after each test ance analyzed in the Zi.
Gaseous samples weve collected on selected shots and were
analyzed in the FA where necesséry for short-lived oroducts; the
rest were sent to Livermore for enalveis.

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Airplane sampling was used on all tests; rocket sampling
was attempted on several.

Rockets, it was hoped, could be used

to supplement and perhaps later obviate the need for manned
aircraft.

For the present at lease, sampling aircraft seem to be

here to stay.

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Results are shown in Table I.

2.3.2
4.

Program 22, Reaction History.

Experimental Techniques.

Program 22 had the responsibility for Pinex as well as the

reaction history measurements on all UCRL events.

Devices were

fired from four different locations with measurements as follows:
1.

Tare, Bikini.

The three events (Nutmeg, Hickory and Juniper)

fired in the Zuni crater were extensively diagnosed.

The coverag.

included measurements of high explosive transit time, high ex-

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plosive pins, alpha vs time, boost time, boost temperature and
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Pinex was the only entirely new technique employed
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