Transcription of THERMAL RADIATION AND ITS EFFECTS
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CHAPTER VIITHERMAL RADIATION AND ITS EFFECTSRADIATION FROM THE FIREBALLGENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF energy is initially in the form of kineticTHERMAL RADIATION energy of the weapon debris. This ki-netic energy is also absorbed by the One of the important dif- at a slightly later time \( ) andferences between a nuclear and a con- serves to further heat the air. The heatedventional high-explosive weapon is the air, which constitutes the fireball, in turnlarge proportion of the energy of a nu- radiates in a spectral region roughlyclear explosion which is released in the similar to that of sunlight near theform of THERMAL (or heat) RADIATION . Be- earth's surface. It is the RADIATION (ultra-cause of the enormous amount of energy violet, visible, and infrared) from theliberated per unit mass in a nuclear fireball, traveling with the velocity ofweapon, very high temperatures are at- light, which constitutes the THERMAL ra-tained.
278 THERMAL RADIATION AND ITS EFFECTS AlTENUATION OF THERMAL namely, absorption and scattering. 1 RADIATION Atoms and molecules present in the air
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