May 1960:
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Under the 443s Hotel section, it is repo
rted that the D&Ar plan hes peen
reviewed by ARPA who has had a favorabl
e Yeaction but further requested an
interium detection system
that could operate in 18 months rather
than 4 years.
“A proposal for such an interiun cetectio
n system is bein; prepared at LASL.
is based on the detection of the themoradiati
on (x-rays) by a gto
detectors operatins in coincidence,"
Tb
rent Nation
‘
More P-Division detector packeges and
expericments have veen carried olort
by an
Atlas and a Zonopha rocket.
My impression through the
se Many«months since the
last test series in
looking at the discussions
under the heading of "desiz
n and development of
nuclear systems » feneral
weapons developnent,” is
that the erers addressed
or at least ronorted on are
fairly routine extensions and
refinements af
technicues alresdy mown.
May 1960:
Gemma
ne
Under test plenning snd evaluation, the only two heading are: Alpha
measurements ‘ang
ana NTS.
NTS.
Under
Under the
ti
first
ivst it
it is
is noted
noted that
wt
P/
Fe¥s#6 pe personel
concerned with Alpha measurements visited LASL and the -enerel feetures
of future measurements were discussed.
4
The vrincips!
incipri Teatures
Zeatures different
dif
x
;
i the future
Put
% detectors
detectors will
from past systems are that
in
most
will xe collimated
ced,
close together,
i
and relativel;
3
*
close
i
> to the
*
COrt
conn,
tuses mre exec
eeted
ees
Since
221
P hoto
to be near each other, common timing of all date channels
becones relatively easy.
The aéventese to pe gained is more accurate dats.
with Jess deperdence wi oseilloscove yeading errers.