Photography of Very Early States of Nuclear Explosions

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Article Type: research-article
Abstract: A method of photographing the early phases of atomic explosions by the use of the Faraday shutter is described. A 10-ft focal length Newtonian telescope was used to give a large image with the camera at approximately 7 miles from the explosion. Two photographs of very early phases of atomic explosions in metal shelters are shown. A 1-μsec Rapatronic (Faraday) shutter was triggered when the light intensity reached a value where a photograph would be exposed.
Publication Date: 1959-02-01
DOI: 10.5594/J11075
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J11075
Author(s): Harold E. Edgerton

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