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Nov 1, 1966
A correct evaluation of an integral involving exponential and Bessel functions, necessary in investigating the propagation of electromagnetic pulses.
Aug 1, 1966
A study of the possible effects of energy, debris, and radioactivity from nuclear detonations on weather and climate.
Nov 1, 1965
A consideration of the attenuation of the high-frequency electromagnetic pulse radiation from nuclear explosions when it travels via ground wave. Effects of the height of the source are included.
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Jan 1, 1965
A discussion of the properties of X-ray-induced absorption in a daytime environment. Measurements of the magnitude and time dependence of X-ray-induced absorption over Midway during the nighttime high-altitude nuclear explosion of July 9, 1962 allowe...
Bands of the two extensive band systems are presented.
May 1, 1964
A review of the Galton and Watson mathematical model that applies probability theory to the effects of chance on the development of populations.
Jan 1, 1964
Computing a Green's function, for one-velocity neutron transport or radiative transfer in a one-dimensional slab or sphere with isotropic scattering.
A spectral analysis of the transport kernel for anisotropic scattering in finite slabs is achieved by first solving a type of generalized scattering problem for a subcritical slab.
A quantum-mechanical calculation of the scattering rate of light by light in the polarizable medium of a plasma is carried out.
Jan 1, 1962
A discussion of the recovery time of ionization in the low ionosphere (60- to 100-km altitude). It is known that both the local air chemistry and the level of ambient ionization affect the lifetime of free electrons in the ionosphere. The model for t...
A discussion of the Bremsstrahlung radiation emitted during the collision of low-energy electrons with neutral atoms and molecules.
Jun 30, 1960
A study of the effects of very high electron densities on the absorption of radiation by free-free electron transitions. The absorption coefficient is expressed in terms of a dimensionless quantity known as the Gaunt factor.
