Seapon Diazmostics.
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A bigh-resslurion, S-kilooegacycle telesetry systez
was incorporated in the Redstooe payload for the purpose sé transaitriag
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were “obtained waich prove.‘the
usefulness ofthis technicve on rocket
delivered nuclear tests in the upper ataosphere.
eotical Measurements.
Useful data were obtained oo Teak, but cloud cover
megated the Orange experiment.
Data on optical phenomena produced by
Teak and Orange are adequate only to demonstrate the complexity of these
pienogena and the wery strocg need for mich heswier investment in these
prograxs on any future test.
Data oocained on Teak suffer from the fact
that instruments were looking toward the intended burst point which was
missed by over 6 niles.
Warhead.
Teak and Orange used the first muclear warheads to be muclear-
detonated from a missile.
Warhead functioning was successfully monitored
and accomplished; no outstanding problems were encountered.
Safery was of
extreme importance in this unprecedented test and was successfully handled
without incident.
With reference to the first objective, it is now clearly understood that
bursts such as Teak and Orange cannot be hidden.
They were seen for 1000 niles,
detected around the world by EM signals and radazs, showed unique magnetogranms
at asgnetic observatories around the world, produced radiofrequency transmission
difficulties throughout the Pacific Ocean area, and in general were more detecable chan nearly any other ouclear event that can be specified.
The Sandia
microbarograph projece (34.4) successfully gathered data on acoustic disturbances
frog stations on Johnston Island, French Frigate Shoals, aod Oahu.
Prior to
these shots, there was doubt by some groups that any detectable acoustic signal
would be present at the earth's surface.
Data on decay of acoustic signal
strecgth with horizontal distance and data on expected asy=metry of acoustic
sigeal strength were oot as complete as would have been the case had Teak been
fired frou Bixini.
This is because of lack of suitable land sasses around
Jobnstzn Island for aicrobarograza stations.
Many phenovena were observed which fall into the unexpected category.
In
Chis connection it is appropriate to pay tribute to the lace Dr. Mark Mills of
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory whose enthusiastic interest in the “urexpected"
had a strong influence on Sandia's prograa for the Teak and Orange shots.
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