Fission Product Radioactivity in the North Polar Stratosphere
Balloon-borne gamma-ray detection equipment flown from Thule, Greenland, during April 1962, indicated that there was considerable radioactivity above 70,000 feet. Gamma-ray spectra obtained indicated the source of much of the activity to be the Soviet nuclear tests in late 1961.
Published in: | Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1962
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.138.3538.433 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.138.3538.433 |
Summary: | Balloon-borne gamma-ray detection equipment flown from Thule, Greenland, during April 1962, indicated that there was considerable radioactivity above 70,000 feet. Gamma-ray spectra obtained indicated the source of much of the activity to be the Soviet nuclear tests in late 1961. |
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