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Front Cover
Title Page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTATION
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1. MAIN SOURCES OP GAMMA RADIATION IN ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS
2. PROPAGATION OF GAMMA RADIATION IN ABSORBING MEDIA
3. 𝛄-RADIATION DOSE OF AN ATOMIC EXPLOSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
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TRANSLATION SERIES

AEC-tr-4516 PHYSICS

GAMMA-RADIATION OF AN ATOMIC EXPLOSION By O. I. Leipunskii

Translated from a publication of the State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. on the Utilization of Atomic Energy, Moscow, 1959.

UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Division of Technical Information

A translation of: Gamma-Izluchenie Atomnogo Vzryva. O. I. Letpunskif. Izdatel’stvo Glavnogo Upravleniya po Ispol-zovaniyu Atomnol Energii pri Sovete Ministrov S.S.S.R., Moskva, 1959. Translated by the U. S. Joint Publications Research Service, New York, a federal government organization established to service the translation and research needs of the various government department^. In the interest of expeditious dissemination this publication has been re­ produced directly from copy prepared by the translating agency. Printed in USA. Price $2.75. Available from the Office of Technical Services, Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D. C. Issuance date: September 1961.

USAEC Division of Technicol Information Extension,-Oak Ridge, Tennessee

0. I . Leipunskii

GAMMA-RADIATION OF AN ATOMIC EXPLOSION

PUBLICATION OF THE MAIN ADMINISTRATION ON THE USE OF ATOMIC ENERGY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTER USSR Moscow 1959

TABLE OP CONTENTS Page NOTATION............................................................................................................ iv FOREWORD............................................................................................................ V il INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... V l i l CHAPTER I . 1. 2. 3. 4.

Sources o f Gamma R a d ia tio n and th e Time o f T h eir E m ission................................................................................................... Gamma R a d ia tio n Due to F is s io n Fragm ents of U235 and Pu2 39....................... Gamma R a d ia tio n in th e C apture o f N eutrons by N itro g en . Gamma R a d ia tio n From A c tiv a te d E a rth .......................................

CHAPTER I I . 5. 6.

MAIN SOURCES OF GAMMA RADIATION IN ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS...............................................................

PROPAGATION OF GAMMA RADIATION IN ABSORBING MEDIA.......................................................................................

1 1 3 12 12 22

"Good" and "Poor" Geometry...................................... E lem entary P ro c esse s o f I n t e r a c t io n o f Gamma Quanta w ith M a tte r.................................. P ro p a g atio n o f Gamma R a d ia tio n From a P o in t Source In a Homogeneous I n f i n i t e Medium.............................. Power o f Gamma-Radiation Dose in A ir Over an E arth S urface Covered w ith Gamma-Radiation S o u rc es................... Dose Power o f Gamma R a d ia tio n Above a Plane Layer o f A bsorber, C ontaining Sources o f Gamma R a d ia tio n ......... A tte n u a tio n of a P a r a l l e l Beam o f O' Rays in a Plane L ayer o f A bsorber................................ Albedo o f *b d o ^ _ ,o p 5 o cd d o •" -H •o ^ © u -p >d © «h o,

o

U a3 O C0 © o -P

aJS- po- paJcCO 6 o o aMHri«d

o to^> -H3 ai &

«H

© £ P © Jh H

,£j £

Vi *d © O 05 o f t o5 cdVi

©o o© G ©,ci * k

o©*pg©©fl-P *H O

05 rH > O —

•P f t Vl f t O *H a) ^ O A 0

cm2/ g o f e a r th ... Energy o f em itted gamma quanta, Mev............. ....................... ...............................

46,5 18

16

A1

27,7

7,85 27

Does not 100 y ie ld T-rays — 2,3 min 27 sec 2,57-10-2 5,02 • 10—3 — 0,2

2,1- 10—4



0,215

4,2- 10-7



2,15 ■ 10-i

7,35-10~9



3,77 • 10“4

2.10-3

_

2,15 • 10~i

3,7. 10-5



3,77 • 10“4

1,7(70%)



1,8 (100%)

0,85



1,8

1,25-10 ~c



1,36 • 10~i

1,35.10-s



8,6 • 10~3

6,25*10-9



6,8 • 10-*

— — — — _

3,4 . 10“* 5,3 - Urn — — — —

Energy o f gamma r a d ia tio n per decay o f the Iso to p e , Mev/decay................ Energy o f gamma r a d ia tio n per neutron capture in the earth , Mev/cap. n e u tr o n ............................. .. Energy o f gamma r a d ia tio n em itted from gram o f the element by an ac­ t i v e neutron flu x of 1 neutron cm2, Mev/g element neutron/cm2...................... Energy of gamma r a d ia tio n em itted from 1 gram o f earth , a c tiv a te d by a neutron flu x of 1 neutron/cm2, Mev/g o f earth neutron/cm2 (G ij......... Gamma a c t i v i t y on in d iv id u a l e l e ­ ments per gram o f earth (Gj.) at d iffe r e n t in s ta n ts o f t i m e . . . . . ......... t = 0 hours t s 1 hour t = 4 hours t = 20 hours t = 200 hours t = 2000 hours

Si

I J

— — — — —

Table 7 C rust and Gamma R a d ia tio n from A c tiv a te d E a rth . Ca

Fe

4 ,8 5

3 ,7 5 \6

58 0 ,3 4

0 .0 0 3 2

4 7,1 d a y s

Na

2 ,8

2 ,6 2

23

15 h r s

1 ,87 • 10~« 1 ,2 8 • 1 0 -6

0 ,7

0 ,2 5

2 ,4 • 10-3

8 • 10 ®

2 ,4 3

26

6 ,9

1 ,7 • 10 i

1 ,26 • 1 0 '« 4 ,5 • 10-9

2 ,2 5

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100

4 ,3 d a y s

Mg

K

•0,51

5 ,1 • 10~i

12,5 h r s 9,4 m i n 1 ,5 5 • 10-5 1 ,2 3 1 0 -3 0 ,0 5

1,97 -*• 1 O

O OO

1 ,2 7 • 10-3 2 ,4 2 • 10-* 3 ,7 4 • 1 0 -6

5 ,^ 4 6 m in 1,92 - 10-3 0 ,1 4

6 ,9 • 10-» 5 ,6 5 -1 0 -3 7 ,5 • 10~3 3 ,1 5 1 0 - 6

7 ,1 • 10 3

5 ,9 - 1 0 - s

5 ,6

3 ,3 - 1 0 - 5

5 ,3 • 1 0 -6

3 ,7 4 • 10-< 2 ,8 • 1 0 -5

0 ,4 3 • 10“ ' 5 ,1 • lO -i

0 ,7 5 50

11.3

1 ,0

Ti

1

0,84 (100%) 0 ,3 2 (70% ) 1.05(20% )

1 ,4 (100% ) 2 ,8 (100% )

1 ,5 (25% )

1 ,2

1,1

4 ,2

0 ,3 7

1 • 1 0 -6

3 ,1 5 • lO - i

2 ,0 5 • 1 0 -3 6 ,6 - 1 0 - 6

3 ,1 • 10-*

1 ,3 • 10-6

5 ,6 • 10 3

4 • 10“ 6

1 ,5 • 1 0-«

5 • 10“ »

1,57 • 10-3 - 1 ,0 5 • 10-6 3 ,3 - 1 0 - 6

2 ,5 5 2 ,5 5 2 ,5 5 2 ,5 3 2 ,5 3 7 ,5

O 1

1 ,4 (81% )

CO

0 ,2 (2 ,8 % ) 1,1 (56% ) 1 28 (4 3 % )

• • • • • •

1 0-i3 9 ,3 5 • lO -i* 2 ,0 — 10->3 1 ,9 — 1 0-i3 1 ,65 — 10-»3 8 • — 10~i3 2 • 10~i* —

• 1 0 -« • 10-8 • 1 0 -8 1 0-9 1 0 -ia —

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1,0 5

1 ,4 5 -1 0 -6

1 ,6 • IO-10 4 ,0 - 1 0 - 9

0 ,2 2

3 ,1 5 - 10-5

2 ,0 5 • 10-6

1 ,5 6 • lO - i

4 • 10-8



____

____



___



____

____

____

___











C h a ra cteristic o f Element Abundance in the e a r th 's c r u st, p ercen t. ..................................... Mass number........................... .. Content and natu ral Isotope m ixture, p ercen t........................................................ H alf l i f e Ti / 2 .............................................. Decay constan t A, sec -*■........... .. A ctiv a tio n cross s e c tio n o f the is o ­ tope by thermal neutrons, aa c , b a r n .. A ctiv a tio n cross s e c tio n , c a lcu la ted fo r th e natu ral Isotope mixture OaC, barn........................................................... A ctiv a tio n cross se c tio n per gram o f ea rth . Sac* cm2/ g o f e a rth ........... .. Cross s e c tio n fo r the capture of therm al-neutrons by the n atu ral mix­ ture o f Iso to p e s, 0Cap* barn*................ Cross s e c tio n fo r the capture per gram o f ea rth , Soap* cm2/ g o f e a rth .............. Energy o f em itted gamma quanta, Mev...................................................................... Energy o f gamma ra d ia tio n per decay of the iso to p e , M ev /d e ca y .... . . . . . . . . . . . Energy o f gamma ra d ia tio n per neutron capture in the earth , Mev/cap. n eu tro n ...................................... .. Energy o f gamma r a d ia tio n em itted from gram o f the element by an A ctiv e neutron flu x o f 1 neutron/cm2, Mev/g element neutron/cm2........................ Energy o f gamma ra d ia tio n em itted from 1 gram or ea rth , a c tiv a te d by a neutron flu x o f 1 neutron/cm 2, Mev/g o f earth neutron/cm 2 (G i)........... Gamma a c t iv it y on in d iv id u a l elem ents per gram o f earth (Gj.) a t d iffe r e n t in sta n ts o f tim e...................... t = 0 hours t = 1 hour t = 4 hours t = 20 hours t = 200 hours t - 2000 hours

18

H 0,11

Mn

0,073 36

0,11

Does not Does not y ie ld y ie ld 7 -rays 7 -rays 2.67hr s 7,47. 10~* 12.7 12.7 1.05- 10-« 12.7

l ,9 • 10“i 3,3

io-i

4,1 • 10-* 2,2

10~i 1.05- 10-i 0,85 (69 %) 1,8 (18,5%) 2,13(12,5%) 1,2

2,55,10—5 1,7-10-1 1,27-10-1

9,5- 10“» 7.2- 10“» 3.2- 10~»

Table 7 (co n tin u ed )

0,075 19

0.037 37

100

s

Sum

0,037 37



0,017

-

— — -

Cl

F

24,6

10.7 sec 6,5 • 10~*

37.3 min 3,1 • !0-«

5,04 min 2,3 • 10“»

— -

0,000

0,56

0,14

-

t • 10~3

1,4

10~»

2,4

2,14 • !0-i

8,8

10 7

1,7 • 10—10 8,9 • 10“
R n

B,

R*

J

(7 .5 )

=■Jo Bj.

where Bj i s th e i n t e n s i t y b u ild -u p f a c t o r , equal to the r a t i o o f th e i n t e n s i t y of r a d i a ti o n to t h a t p a rt o f the r a d i a ti o n due only to the d i r e c t r a d i a ti o n J s * J0

Bj

J a — i n t e n s i t y o f s c a tte r e d r a d i a ti o n .

(7 .6 ) I t i s obvious t h a t

,u R

K j= B je

(7 .7 )

The e x p re ss io n s ( 7 .3 ) , ( 7 .4 ) , (7*5), ( 7 .6 ) , and (7 .7 ) a re w r itte n f o r th e i n t e n s i t y o f th e gamma r a d i a ti o n , but they can be g e n e ra liz e d f o r a l l e f f e c t s connected w ith th e a c tio n o f th e q u an ta. Then, in accordance w ith ( 7 .6 ) , th e c o e f f ic ie n t B can in g e n e ra l be ta k e n to mean th e r a t i o o f th e r e s u l t o f a d e f i n i t e a c tio n o f th e t o t a l flu x o f gamma-ray quanta to th e r e s u l t o f th e a c tio n o f th e flu x o f quanta due only to th e d i r e c t r a d i a ti o n . The s u b s c rip t o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t B w ill in d ic a te in t h i s case th e p a r t i c u l a r r a d i a t i o n a c tio n r e f e r r e d to . For example, Bn i s the r a t i o o f th e t o t a l number of quanta to th e number of quanta in th e d i r e c t beam; Bj — r a t i o o f th e t o t a l i n te n s i t y to th e i n t e n s i t y o f th e d i r e c t beam; Br ~ r a t i o o f the t o t a l dose power to th e power produoed by th e d i r e c t beam. One can in tro d u c e a ls o c o e f f i c i e n t s B f o r th e r a t i o o f th e re a d in g s of c e r t a i n in s tru m e n ts , e t c . S im ila r symbols a re used a ls o f o r th e a tte n u a tio n c o e f f i ­ c ie n t K. According to (6 . 11), th e dose power of i n t e r e s t to u s , P, i . e . , th e power o f th e absorbed energy, i s connected, in the case o f a m onoenergetic r a d i a ti o n , w ith th e i n t e n s i t y J ( in Mev/cm^) by th e fo llo w in g r e l a t i o n P = \^s J (1.4 8 x 10“ 5 i s M e v /c m ^ t o

th e

th e c o n v e r s io n d ose, r ) .

1,48

10“ *, r /s e c

fa c to r

fr o m

ab sorb ed

(7 . 8 ) energy

in

In th e case non-m onoenergetlc r a d i a ti o n , th e e x p re ss io n (7 . 8 ) must be re p la c e d by P = 1,48 • 10-* (V , (e)/(e) rfe, r / s e c .

(7 .9 )

i/

A fte r p a ssin g through the m a tte r, th e gamma r a d i a ti o n becomes

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n on-m onoenergetic, even i f th e source i t s e l f , w ith a quantum energy £ q , i s m o noenergetic. In t h i s case th e f a c t o r (J.Q (£q) I s tak en o u ts id e th e i n t e g r a l sig n P ~ 1,48 • 10--* pt, (z\ ( J

Ve (*)o

dz.

(7 . 1 0 )

In accordance w ith (7 .1 0 ), ( 7 .A), (7*5) and w ith c o n sid e ra ­ t i o n o f th e g e n e ra l meaning o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t s B and K, we can w rite down th e fo llo w in g e x p re ss io n s fo r th e dose power from a m onoenergetic source w ith quantum energy £ q : P = 1,48 • 10- 5 G 471

Kr, r / s e o ;

P = P0 B, = 1,48 • 10- 5 — ’e -- --- e ~ n r ’ 4- a* Kr = B r e-''l ^ )R

(7.11) R, r / s e c ;

(7.12) (7.13)

As a lre a d y in d ic a te d , in a wide range o f quantum energy £ - jA(£)e i s p r a c t i c a l l y independent o f £ , th e r e f o re J ^ P , Kr » K j and The d e te rm in a tio n o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t s Kr (R, £ 0 ) o r Br (e o) i s a problem in th e th eo ry of m u ltip le s c a t t e r i n g o f quanta o r o f model ex p erim e n ts. T h e o re tic a l d e te rm in a tio n o f Br . F ig u re 13 and Table A22 o f Appendix I I g iv e th e c a lc u la te d v a lu e s o f Br [1 0 ]. In th e s e d a ta th e d is ta n c e from th e source R i s ex p ressed in u n i ts o f mean f r e e p a th o f th e prim ary r a d i a ti o n in th e medium Aq = 1/(a (^ o )# With th e space c o o rd in a te expressed in t h i s manner, th e m agnitude o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t o f a tte n u a tio n of th e r a d i a ti o n p e r u n i t le n g th o f a b sro b e r i s independent o f i t s i n t e n s i t y , and a l l th e laws o f a b s o rp tio n o f r a d i a ti o n in media w ith equal v a lu e s o f Z, but w ith d i f f e r e n t d e n s i t i e s , assume th e same form . T his r u l e i s r e ta in e d a ls o f o r su b sta n c es w ith d i f f e r e n t Z in th e c ase when only th e s c a t t e r i n g by th e fr e e e le c tr o n s i s o f im portance in th e i n t e r ­ a c tio n between th e quanta and th e su b stan ce (T able 1 2 ).

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£, Mev

F ig u re 13. Dose b u ild -u p f a c t o r Br (Eg, pR) f o r gamma r a d i a ti o n from a p o in t source in w a ter a t d i f f e r e n t v a lu e s o f quantun energy e 0 [1 0 ]. According to t h i s r u l e , th e c o e f f i c i e n t s B f o r two ab so rb in g media a re e q u a l, i f th e th ic k n e s s of th e a b so rb e r i s ex p ressed in u n i ts A.q = I/(jl (Eq) . The r a t i o o f th e q u a n ti t ie s Xq fo r w ater and a i r a t 0°C and a p r e s s u r e 760 mm i s 860. When m easuring d is ta n c e s in o rd in a ry u n i ts of le n g th , th e c o e f f i c i e n t s B f o r w ater and f o r a i r a re equal a t d is ta n c e s from th e source d i f f e r i n g by a f a c to r o f 860. This r u l e se rv e s a s th e b a s is f o r th e p o s s i b i l i t y of s im u la tin g th e con­ d i ti o n s of p ro p a g a tio n gamma ra y s in a i r w ith th e a id o f s m a ll-s iz e w a ter m odels. The accu racy o f th e c a lc u la tio n o f Br and Bj i s e stim a te d by th e a u th o rs a t t 5 p e rc e n t f o r th e case o f ir o n and le a d a t s h o rt d is ta n c e s from th e source and a t 1 15 p e rc e n t f o r long d is ta n c e s . In th e case o f l i g h t elem ents such as w ater and aluminum, th e e s tim a te s a re ± 10 p e rc e n t f o r s h o rt d is ta n c e s and ± 2 5 - 3 0 p e rc e n t f o r long d is ta n c e s .

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F ig u re 13 shows th e v a lu e s o f Br in w ater f o r d i f f e r e n t d is ta n c e s from th e source (th e v a lu e s of S a re marked on th e end o f each c u rv e ). From T able A22 o f Appendix I I and from F ig u re 13 i t i s seen t h a t as th e d is ta n c e from th e source i s in c re a s e d , th e c o e f f i c i e n t s Br a re c o n tin u o u sly in c re a s e d and th a t c o n seq u en tly th e r o l e o f r a d i a ti o n in th e p ro d u c tio n o f th e gamma-ray dose a ls o in ­ c re a s e s c o n tin u o u sly . For prim ary r a d i a ti o n € q = 0 .5 Mev, a t a d is ta n c e from th e so u rce o f 10 R/K q in w a te r, th e dose produced by th e s c a tte r e d r a d i a ti o n i s 80 tim es g r e a t e r th a n th e dose produced by the d i r e c t r a d i a t i o n . By I n te r p o la tin g th e d a ta o f Table A22 o f Appendix I I we can o b ta in v a lu e s o f Bj» f o r elem ents w ith d i f f e r e n t v a lu e s o f Z and f o r d i f f e r e n t quantum energy £ q . Thus, v alu es o f Br have been o b tain ed f o r Cq = 1 .6 and 2 .2 Mev, which a re c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o f gamma-ray so u rc es produced in th e re g io n o f an atom ic e x p lo sio n . The v a lu e s o f Br can be c a lc u la te d a ls o from i n te r p o la t io n fo rm u las. The v a lu e s o f Br g iv en in F ig u re 13 and in Table A22 o f Appendix I I make i t p o s s ib le to c a lc u la te th e doses o f gamma ra y s up to |*oR - 15 o r 20. At g r e a t e r d is ta n c e s from th e source i t i s d i f f i c u l t to so lv e th e k in e tic e q u a tio n f o r th e d i s t r i b u t i o n of gamma ra y s w ith a s u f f i c i e n t degree o f accuracy even w ith th e a id o f e le c tr o n ic com puters. At la r g e v a lu es o f f*oR» an asym ptotic form has been d e riv e d f o r th e a tte n u a tio n o f th e i n t e n s i t y and th e power of th e gamma-ray dose [9 ] . E xperim ental d e te rm in a tio n o f Kr» F ig u re 14 shows a com pari­ son .of th e r e s u l t s o f an e x p erim en tal d e te rm in a tio n o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t s o f a tte n u a tio n in sim u la tio n experim ents in w ater (acco rd in g to th e d a ta o f re fe re n c e s [ 11, 2 1, 2 2]) w ith th e th e o ­ r e t i c a l v a lu e s o b tain ed by form ula (7 .1 3 )• The law s o f a tte n u a tio n o f gamma-ray doses th ic k la y e r s a re n o t sim ple e x p o n e n tia l law s. The observed e f f e c t i v e l i n e a r c o e f f i ­ c ie n ts of a b s o rp tio n o f the dose power o f gamma r a y s , |xef f (th e change in th e lo g a rith m o f c o e f f i c i e n t o f a tte n u a tio n o r th e dose power p e r u n it le n g th o f a b so rb e r) i s not c o n s ta n t, b u t depends on th e d is ta n c e to th e so u rc e . At sm all d is ta n c e s , M"eff is c lo s e in m agnitude to Hoe ” ” th e c o e f f i c i e n t t h a t determ in es the a b s o rp tio n o f th e energy from the d i r e c t r a d i a ti o n . This i s n a tu r a l, f o r a t sm all d is ta n c e s from th e source th e double o r m u ltip le s c a tte r in g has low p r o b a b i l it y , and th e energy lo s s in s in g le s c a tte r in g o f r a d i a ti o n i s determ ined by th e c o e f f i c i e n t f^oe* For s o f t r a d i a ti o n , th e c o e f f i c i e n t |xef f a t sm all d is ta n c e s from th e so u rce may be even l e s s than J*oe» w^ en tk® flu * o f th e b a c k w a rd -sc a tte re d r a d i a ti o n from deep la y e r s o f th e a b so rb e r i s added to th e d i r e c t and s in g ly - s c a tte r e d r a d i a ti o n tr a v e lin g from th e so u rc e .

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t

In-L

lr> lD K

F ig u re 14. C o e ffic ie n t Kr (€0 * >\)R) o f a tte n u a tio n o f th e dose of gamma r a d ia tio n from a p o in t source in w ater a t d i f f e r e n t quantum e n e rg ie s . For exam ple, w ith = 0.41 Mev and l e s s , a t a d is ta n c e HqR = 1 from th e so u rc e , th e gamma-ray dose n o t only i s not a tte n u a te d by th e a b so rb e r b u t, to th e c o n tra ry , i s i n t e n s i f i e d . As th e d is ta n c e from th e source i s in c re a s e d , Kef f in c re a s e s and approaches p.0 , i . e . , th e l i n e a r c o e f f i c i e n t o f a b s o rp tio n o f th e prim ary r a d i a t i o n . I t can be seen t h a t , over a wide range of source quantum e n e rg ie s , th e e x p erim en tal and t h e o r e t i c a l methods o f in v e s tig a tio n g iv e I d e n tic a l r e s u l t s w ith in the l i m i t s of e rr o r s o f c a lc u la tio n and m easurement. Since th e accuracy o f the t h e o r e t i c a l c a lc u la tio n s of th e v alu e of K f o r Eg = 0.41 Mev i s l e s s th an the accuracy of th e ex p erim en t, we s h a l l use th e ex p erim en tal d a ta in f u r th e r c a lc u la ­ tio n s f o r t h i s energy. From F ig u re 14 i t is seen t h a t w ith in a d e f i n i t e i n te r v a l of d is ta n c e s from th e source th e laws o f a tte n u a tio n o f th e gamma-ray d oses can be re p re s e n te d approxim ately by means o f th e e m p iric a l form ula 43

(7 .1 4 ) Using t h i s n o ta tio n , we in tro d u c e two c o e f f i c i e n t s cl and l*eff» which depend l i t t l e on th e d is ta n c e , in l i e u o f th e c o e f f i ­ c ie n t Br , which depends very s tro n g ly on th e d is ta n c e , and Jj.(Eq), which does n o t depend on th e d is ta n c e . The c o e f f i c i e n t i s in d e ­ pendent o f th e d e n s ity of th e su b sta n c e , w hile th e c o e f f i c i e n t p.ef f I s p r o p o rtio n a l to the d e n s ity p . T herefore th e e x p re ss io n f o r th e c o e f f i c i e n t o f a tte n u a tio n Kr can be w r itte n in th e form Kr = aee - ^ e f f R _ (Xe~ ^ A e f f

(7 .1 3 ')

in s te a d o f (7 .1 3 ). Formulas ( 7 .1 3 ') and (7 .1 4 ) a re c o n v en ien t to u se in th e case when th e y can be employed In th e i n t e r v a l of d is ta n c e s in which Oi and p ef f can be c o n sid ere d c o n s ta n t. F ig u re 15 shows th e v a lu e s o f & and p e f f *or a3-r ^o r two d is ta n c e in te r v a l s in which cl and f^eff were assumed c o n s ta n t. The d is ta n c e i n te r v a l s 400 - 1000 and 1000 - 2000 m eters were chosen such as to make form ula (7 .14) g iv e a r e s u l t a c c u ra te to i 10 p e rc e n t. I f the p e rm is s ib le e r r o r i s g r e a t e r , th e w idth o f th e i n t e r v a l w ith c o n sta n t Ct and |Aef f where (7 .1 4 ) i s v a lid * can be in c re a s e d . I n t e n s it y of gamma r a d i a ti o n in th e p resen ce o f a s p h e r ic a l c a v ity around th e so u rc e . A s p h e ric a l c a v ity around th e source i s th e s im p le s t model o f Inhom ogeneity o f a i r , o c c u rrin g in atom ic e x p lo sio n along th e p a th o f th e gamma r a y s , as a r e s u l t o f th e p ro p a g a tio n o f th e shock wave. In fo rm a tio n on th e p ro p a g a tio n o f r a d i a ti o n in a i r , i s ob­ ta in e d in t h i s case w ith th e a id o f sim u la tio n experim ents in w a te r. The re g io n o f r a r e f a c t io n around th e source was sim u la ted in w ater w ith th e a id of 10 empty aluminum sp h e re s , th e c e n te r o f each o f whloh a source was p la c e d . The r a d i i o f th e sp h eres were 1 8 .5» 2 9 .5» and 40 c e n tim e te rs , e q u iv a le n t to r a r e f a c t i o n re g io n s in a i r w ith r a d i i 160, 254, and 342 m e te rs . The m easurements were c a r r ie d w ith th r e e gamma-ray so u rces w ith Eq = 0 .4 1 , 1 . 25, a n i 2 .8 Mev.

♦ In C hapter I I I we s h a l l use form ula (7 .1 4 ) in s te a d o f (7 .1 2 ). 44

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I f t h i s source i s surrounded by a c a v ity o f ra d iu s L, th e n we have p - 0 when R L, and consequently

47

R A=

jV

( P o ) ^ - dR =11 (p0) (R -



( 7 .1 7 ')

0 F ig u re 16 shows t h a t in th e case when the medium does not have a homogeneous d e n s ity i t i s n e ce ssa ry to use as th e param eter d eterm in in g th e v a lu e o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t s B and K th e v a lu e s (7 .1 5 ) and (7 .1 7 1) — th e " o p tic a l th ic k n e s s ," in s te a d o f |J-R or rA-« This o p e ra tio n i s approxim ate. The deg ree of approxim ation can he seen in F ig u re 16. The concept o f " o p tic a l th ic k n e s s " i s used in C hapter I I I in th e e stim a te o f the e f f e c t of th e shock wave on th e i n t e n s i t y o f th e gamma r a d i a ti o n . Notes on th e p ro p a g a tio n o f gamma r a d i a ti o n in a i r n e a r th e e a r t h . I f an atom ic homb explodes n e ar th e su rfa c e o f th e e a r th , th e n th e p ro p a g a tio n o f th e gamma r a d i a ti o n occurs under c o n d itio n s o f an inhomogeneous medium, l . e . , o f two h a lf spaces ~ th e e a r th and th e a i r . The e f f e c t o f th e e a r th on the p ro p a g a tio n o f gamma ra y s in e a r th has been In v e s tig a te d l i t t l e . The i n t e r a c t i o n between th e r a d i a ti o n and th e e a r th i s p a r t i c u l a r l y im portant when c a lc u la tin g the gamma-ray doses on th e su rfa c e o f th e e a rth — on th e boundary between th e e a r th and th e a ir. Let us c o n sid e r th e p o s s ib le d if f e r e n c e betw een t h i s case and th e case of p ro p a g a tio n o f gamma ra y s in a homogeneous a i r medium. In a homogeneous medium a t la rg e d is ta n c e s from th e so u rc e, th e i n t e n s i t y o f th e gamma ra y s i s determ ined e s s e n t i a l l y by th e s c a tte r e d r a d i a ti o n , which i s produced by a broad beam o f prim ary gamma r a y s . In th e p resen ce o f e a r th , p a rt o f t h i s broad o f gamma ra y s i s absorbed by th e e a r th in the d i r e c t v i c i n i t y of the source and does n o t p a r t i c i p a t e in th e c r e a tio n o f s c a tte r e d r a d i a ti o n . I f th e p o in t source and th e p o in t a t which th e r a d i a ti o n i s in v e s tig a te d a re lo c a te d a t th e le v e l o f the e a r th , th e n h a lf o f th e broad beam o f th e gamma ra y s tr a v e lin g in th e d i r e c ti o n from th e so u rce s t r i k e s th e e a r th and i s absorbed in i t . One can th e r e f o r e ex pect th a t in t h i s case th e t o t a l i n t e n s i t y o f th e gamma r a d i a ti o n a t la rg e d is ta n c e s from th e source i s ap p ro x im ately h a l f as sm all a s in th e case o f a homogeneous a i r medium. At sm all d is ta n c e s from th e source one can e x p e c t, to th e c o n tra ry , a c e r­ t a i n in c re a s e in th e i n t e n s i t y of th e gamma r a y s , by 10 o r 20 p e rc e n t, owing to th e p resen ce o f r a d ia tio n s c a tte r e d backward from th e e a r th . The c h a r a c t e r i s t i c fe a tu r e s o f th e p ro p a g a tio n of gamma ra y s in a i r over th e e a r th a re shown in F ig u re 17. The r a d i a ti o n s c a tte r e d in th e a i r , making up th e main c o n tr ib u tio n to th e dose a t la r g e d is ta n c e s , occurs only on th e upper h a lf o f th e space, whereas in th e case of a homogeneous a i r medium i t would a ls o come from th e low er h a lf space ( d o tte d ) . T h erefo re in th e case shown in F ig u re 17 th e dose i s ap proxim ately h a l f th e dose in an i n f i n i t e 48

homogeneous medium. I f th e source i s lo c a te d not on th e e a r th , but above i t , th en as i t s d is ta n c e from th e e a r th in c r e a s e s , th e i n f l u ­ ence on th e gamma-ray doses on th e s u rfa c e should d e c re a s e . The fo reg o in g q u a l i t a t i v e c o n s id e ra tio n s concerning th e p ro p a g a tio n o f gamma ra y s in a i r over th e e a rth have been confirm ed by e x p erim en tal d a ta . F ig u re 18 shows curves in th e a tte n u a tio n of th e gamma-ray dose I n t e n s it y acco rd in g to th e d a ta o f th e a u th o r and V. N. , Sakharov. The experim ents were c a r r ie d out w ith a source o f Co&0, lo c a te d a t a h e ig h t o f 1 m eter above th e e a r t h . A IR S c a tte re d r a d i a ti o n

F ig u re 17. F e a tu re s o f th e p ro p a g a tio n o f gamma r a d i a ti o n in th e case when the source and d e te c to r a re lo c a te d in th e boundary of th e a i r — e a r th h a l f sp a c e s. F ig u re 18. C o e ffic ie n t o f a tte n u a tio n o f th e dose of gamma r a d i a ti o n from a Co^O p o in t source when th e source and th e d e te c to r a re lo c a te d on th e e a r th — a i r boundary a t a h e ig h t of 1 m eter above th e e a r th (curve 2 ) . For com parison, th e f ig u r e shows th e a tte n u a tio n c o e f f i c i e n t s in a homogeneous a i r medium (curve 1) c a lc u ­ l a t e d from the m easurements in w ater and th e c o e f f i c i e n t s o f a tte n u a tio n of th e d i r e c t ray (curve 3 ).

49

S p e c tra l com position o f gamma r a d i a t i o n * In re fe re n c e [10] th e s p e c t r a l d i s t r i b u t i o n o f gamma r a d i a ti o n In an ab so rb in g medium was c a lc u la te d f o r d i f f e r e n t d is ta n c e s o f th e p o in t so u rc e . F ig u re 19 shows th e s p e c tr a l com position o f th e gamma r a d i a ti o n o f a monochromatic p o in t source o f u n i t a c t i v i t y ( 0 = 1 M ev/sec) w ith = 2 Mev in w a te r. The s p e c tr a l d i s t r i b u t i o n i s ex p ressed by th e fu n c tio n / le' f1 (eo)

(7.18)

Along th e a b s c is s a a x is i s p lo tte d th e quantum energy in Mev, w hile th e o r d in a te s r e p re s e n t th e v a lu e s o f th e fu n c tio n ( 7 .1 8 ), r e f e r r e d to th e i n t e n s i t y o f th e d i r e c t r a d i a ti o n of th e so u rc e , i . e . , th e v a lu e s f [€ , (j .(Cq )R ]/J o . J _ r), r / s e c ,

(8. 1)

where P i s th e dose power o f th e gamma ra y s in a i r and a l t i t u d e H above th e c e n te r o f an a re a on e a r th w ith ra d iu s r , on which th e gamma ra y so u rces a re uniform ly d i s t r i b u t e d . The a c t i v i t y o f th e s e so u rc es i s o'M ev/sec-cm ^, and |j.e i s th e l i n e a r c o e f f i c i e n t o f a b s o rp tio n o f energy in a i r . *0ne should ex p ect th e a n is o tro p y o f th e a n g u la r d i s t r i b u t i o n o f th e doses to d e c re a se w ith In c re a s in g R/A. **The c a lc u la tio n s were perform ed by V. N. Sakharov. 56

Table 18

Sq>

Mev

Altitude H of the point of measurement of the surface, meters

V alues o f th e c o e f f i c i e n t f(H , E q * r ) f o r th e c a lc u la tio n o f gamma r a d i a ti o n

25

0 ,7



1

f(H , E0 , r ) when th e ra d iu s o f th e gamm a-active su rfa c e 1b r m eters

1 .6

100

0,41

2 ,7 9 —





2 ,8 7



2 ,6 9 5 —



0 ,6 0 5

0 ,3 8



— 2 ,5 5 5



0 ,1 6 5

0 ,5 5

0 ,7 4 —



2 ,7 1,1 0 ,7 5 0 ,4 0 5

0,00205

0,00825

0 ,0 3 0 5

0 ,0 8 5

0 ,1 4

0 ,1 4 3 5

0,00105

0,00425

0 ,0 1 6

0 ,0 4 3 5

0,081

0 ,0 8 5







0 ,4 3 5 - 10-4 1 ,7 5 - 10-4 6 ,4 - 10-4 —











1

1,6

1,95

2 ,2 8

25

-





50

0,0535

1000 0 ,7

0 ,1 6 5

0 ,3 7

_

100

_





0 ,0 4 8 5

0,00 2 1 5 0,00 5 2 5 0,00625 — — 2 ,5 3 5 — 0 ,5 8 5

_

— — 2,71 0 ,7 6

_

0 ,00006 2 ,9 2 ,7 3 1,125 0 ,7 8 0 ,4 5 .

200

0,0022

0,0087 5

0 ,0 3 7 5

0 ,0 9 3

0 ,1 8

0 ,1 9 3

250

0,00125

0 ,0 0 5

0 ,0 1 8 5

0 ,0 5 2 5

0 ,1 1 6 5

0 ,1 3

300









0 ,0 9

0 ,0 1 3 5

0 ,0 1 8

500 1000 0 ,7 1 25 50 ■



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500

200

500

2 ,8



200

250 300

1,25

100

1,95 —

25 50

50

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0,9

0 ,1 4 2 0 ,2 7

0,22

0 ,3 2

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Kr88 Mo'01

i7.8min 1.7 2,8hrs l .7 I

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1,8

2,8

20 2

0 ,9 5

7

1 ,8 5

1,8

0,028j

2 ,2 6

0,19 0 ,9 6 0

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78 min

2,35

30hr,8 2,4

2 ,4 3

2 ,3 1,89 0 ,4 0 5

2 .4 8

0 ,1 7 7

0 ,6 7

0 ,8 9

4 ,8

68

0 ,034

0 ,0 3 4

1,0

100 70

0 ,4 3 1,52

1,95

1 ,5

0,7 0,58 0,12

1,4

2,7

0 ,4 4

1,55

12.5 12.5 12.5 100

0,1 0,12

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2.48 0,16 100 0,64 45

0,39 0,72

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3,7hrs 2,4 i5.4min 2,65 2,7hrs 3,1

2,48 1.5 5 2,73 unknown3,2

0,19

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44 . 52,5,

3 .4 3 .5

3,5 3,61 4,13

4 .3 4 .3

4.44 0,4 100 4.44 0,6 100 70 1.0 4,44 unknown4,85 0,86 30 1,1

4

4 ,3

4,7

1,7 0,19

2,4 3,8 unknown 2,8

1 ,7 8

121

1,8 2,7 3,0

7,5

1,25

1,25

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Table A2

Y ie ld o f -2 1,25

0,48 0,18 0,23 0,26 1,50 0,54 1,62 1,54 0,74 1,86 1,92 0,16 0,06

1,15

p r ite

0,290 51 0,300 16 0,660 11 0,720 11 3,3 0,455 100 0,750 22 1,49 33 80 3,7 0,52 95 3,1 0,25 3,7 0,551 91 3,87 0,53 91 0,85 5 1 1,4

2,28

__ 0,9 1,2

Y9i"» J133

123

1,86 2,14

Nd1*9

Y ield o f quanta w ith energy E«y percent o f number o f decays I n te n s it y o f r a d ia tio n o f the energy o f th e corresponding *Y quantum, M ev/sec per 10^ f i s s i o n s x 105 O verall I n te n s ity o f r a d ia tio n o f energy by th e .g iv e n iso to p e M ev/sec per 10^ f i s s io n s (x 103) Maximum energy o f p a r t i c l e s , Mev

Energy o f *Y quanta from fragm ents, Mev

F ra ctio n o f decays o f the Iso to p e In th e t o t a l number o f decays o f a l l the fragm ents, peroent A bsolute number o f decays per second per 10^ f i s s i o n s (x 10^

H alf l i f e

Iso to p e s

Table A2 (continued)

1,8hra

1,6

4,96 0,538 unknown 0,65 » 0,03 • 0,097 • .... 0,112 0 0,114 100 0,57 0,124 unknown ” 0,188, ■ 0,211 ■ 0,198 ■ — 0,226 0,240 • 0,266 V 0,422 o

Y*5 10,5 min Cb*™1 .u sec Cbw 74 min Zi” r/hrs rem 44 min Kr«* 76 .

1.8 2,0 1,8 2,0 2,3 2,7

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3

_ 5,59 unknc»wn 4,61 6,21 0,75 1 99 3,75 5,59 0.67 I 100 __ — 6.2in0 r ra d ia tio n — 7,23 unknown — 2,4 12,5 8,39 2,3 1,89 12,5 1.98 0,41 12,5 0,43 7 9,3 1.4 0,91 3,3 1,03 3,17 0,640 30 1,8 0,49 0,750 7 0,66 23 1.42 10,2 0,468 unknown 0,98 m 1,44 100 14,7 10,2 0,7 100 7,1 4,4 11,0 0,4 100 11,0 1,0 70 7,7 0,6 100 6,6

9,7 hrs

Csim 33 min

3,3

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3,3 3,55 3,55

1.5

0,57

i unkno1

8,36

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4,81 7,79

1,6

14,7

2,6

7,1 18,7

3.1 1,6

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4,5 h r s

KrM JI3J

11,9

2 ,8 .

3 ,9

6,68 .

4,2

12,3 13,0

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4,3

3 ,5 h r s

4,5 5,6 6

1,8 . "4 m in

3 7hrs 2’.7 . 52 m in

Ba'9* 85 ra in

6,6 6,6 7,2 7,5

13,3 13,9 17,3 18,6 20,9 20,9 22,3 23,2

I n te n s ity o f r a d ia tio n o f th e e n e r g y o f t h e c o r r e s p o n d in g

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_ n o *y- — r a d ia tio n 0,028 68 0,23 1.3 u n k n o w n 2 ,4 1.1 1 0,35 1,8 u n k n o w n — 4,95 20 1,85

0,23 0,35

1,2 0,9

6,59

4,8

0,75 0,89 8,35

8,35

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