Radiation from an A-bomb

[Joel Baumbaugh <baumbaug@NOSC.MIL>]

Kai,


With a GM, it would depend on the distance.  Much more than a

"couple of feet" (a scientific term - pretty close to

2/3 of a meter), I imagine that a detector containing a GM-type probe

would be pretty worthless (as would be an Ion Chamber).  However if

you were standing there with a scintillation probe (detector) - either

high or low energy, you'd DEFINITELY see some "activity" from

"some further distance" than the GM...


Of course I'm sitting here figuring that we're talking about a

suitcase-type bomb with essentially no cladding/shielding (i.e. all

"business", no fancy stuff)...


Just my 2-cents



Joel Baumbaugh (baumbaug@nosc.mil)

SSC-SD


I am quite sure that the U.S. GOVT/NAVY does not want to touch my

comments above (my own "personal" views) with a 10 foot (3

meter) pole...




> -----Original
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> Message-----
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> From: Kai Kaletsch
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> [mailto:info@eic.nu]
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> Sent: Friday August 16, 2002 8:46 AM
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> To: RadSafe
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> Subject: Radiation from an A-bomb
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> Friends,
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>  
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> Does anyone have measurements of gamma and
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> neutron fields associated with an (unexploded) A-bomb? 
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>  
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> Will your average Geiger counter detect a
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> "suitcase bomb"? What should be used to detect 
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> one?
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>  
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> [Got a call this morning about this and
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> couldn't answer it.]
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>  
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> Thanks,
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> Kai
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> http://www.eic.nu
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>