Determination of the Parameters of a Crater Produced by a Nuclear Explosion

It is established, on the basis of an analysis of a refined distribution of previously published factual parameters of ejecta craters for 14 nuclear explosions (air, near-surface, and underground), that there exists a single relation which characterizes the parameters of the crater formed by the nuc...

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Published inAtomic energy (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 89; no. 3; pp. 760 - 766
Main Author Fokin, V A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.09.2000
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Explosions
Nuclear explosions
Nuclear physics
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Summary:It is established, on the basis of an analysis of a refined distribution of previously published factual parameters of ejecta craters for 14 nuclear explosions (air, near-surface, and underground), that there exists a single relation which characterizes the parameters of the crater formed by the nuclear charge, irrespective of the placement conditions of the charge. It is shown that even though the mechanism of crater formation is observed to be the same, the energies expended in the nuclear charge on fracturing and ejecting rock is approximately 10 times less than for chemical explosives. 4 figures, 2 tables, and 17 references.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:1063-4258
1573-8205
DOI:10.1023/A:1009472502891