Theory of the Fireball
Theory of the Fireball
Theory of the Fireball
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temperature is aromd Tb, and in which <strong>the</strong> temperature distribution is<br />
essentially that originmy establishea by shock and subsequent adiabatic<br />
expansion. It is to this condition that <strong>the</strong> tqeraht?e dis’t;ribukion<br />
The mean free path for radiation in <strong>the</strong> blocking layer (at 18,000°)<br />
according to Gilmore21 is about<br />
The radius €$., at<br />
at sea level, is<br />
which this temperature occurs, for a 1-megaton explosion<br />
% = 300 to 400 meters. Using T - R-”, this gives<br />
This is equivalent to black body emission at <strong>the</strong> effective temperature<br />
Using <strong>the</strong> equation <strong>of</strong> state at 18,00o0,