Table C1.
Examples of variation in exposure rate vs. time (normalized to 1 mR h‒1 at H+12 h) for selected US weapons tests (Hicks 1981). The two values given for the exposure rates, separated by / are for R/V = 0.5 and R/V = 3.0.
| Time after detonation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 3 h | 6 h | 21 h | 48 h | 120 h |
| Trinity | 7.2/6.0 | 2.3/2.3 | 0.55/0.59 | 0.22/0.27 | 0.092/0.098 |
| Tesla | 7.4/6.4 | 2.4/2.3 | 0.53/0.56 | 0.20/0.23 | 0.083/0.078 |
| Apple | 7.4/– | 2.4/– | – | 0.18/– | 0.076/– |
| Met | 7.3/– | 2.4/– | – | 0.18/– | 0.075/– |
| Diablo | 7.2/6.5 | 2.4/2.5 | 0.53/0.54 | 0.20/0.21 | 0.078/0.070 |
| Smoky | 7.2/6.5 | 2.4/2.5 | 0.52/0.53 | 0.19/0.20 | 0.074/0.061 |
- Not calculated.