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Army Pulse Radiation Facility

Table VI.

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Kerma and Kerma Rate in Tissue for APRFR Exposure Conditions

Routine Pulse Yield 1.5 × 10¹⁷ Fissions Maximum Pulse Yield 2.1 × 10¹⁷ Fissions

Kerma in Tissue (ergs/gm)

P1[5] 1.6 × 10⁸ 2.2 × 10⁸

P2 4.9 × 10⁷ 6.8 × 10⁷

P3 4.1 × 10⁵ 5.7 × 10⁵

Kerma Rate in Tissue (ergs/gm/sec)

P1 3.5 × 10¹² 4.7 × 10¹²

P2 1.1 × 10¹² 1.5 × 10¹²

P3 8.8 × 10⁹ 1.2 × 10¹⁰

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