From EMP technical meeting; Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, USA (25 Sep 1973). Under sponsorship of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory conducted an EMP experiment in conjunction with an underground nuclear event. The purpose of the overall study of which this experiment was a part was to document the characteristics of EMP signals generated by various underground nuclear events to provide checks for theoretical models under development. A major goal was to establish how a specific event configuration affects the signals generated. For this experiment, two separate EMP source mechanisms were considered: that due to an asymmetric gamma ray distribution resulting from shielding and configuration constraints in the vicinity of the device and that due to current induced on the line-of-sight pipe. The instrumentation was not ideally located to sort out the two mechanisms because of significant differences between the planned and as-fired configuration. Nevertheless, signals characteristic of the two mechanisms seem to be apparent in the data. An impulsive (10 MHz) component of the signal is probably a result of the asymmetric gamma distribution. A ringing component (1 MHz) has been attributed to currents on the line-of- sight pipe. (auth)

The 0 deg C freezing point of mercury determination based on the combined length and ultrasonic time pressure gage was completed and published. The transformation pressure obtained is P/sub T/ - 7571.2, 1.6 bars. The maximum deviation of the manganin gage from linearity is -11.6 plus or minus 0.1 bars at P/sub T/2/. A method of machining meter-long LiF single crystals was developed, and combined length and ultrasonic measurements on such a crystal are underway to determine second-pressure derivatives of elastic moduli and to determine the pressure dependence of the Gruneisen parameter. An apparatus was built to measure the pressure dependence of the yield stress of metals with small yield stress and experiments will commence shortly on potassium at liquid nitrogen temperatures. A pressure vessel was equipped with a furnace for internal heating to high temperature and experiments are underway to carry out hot isostatic compaction of very fine carbide particles under controlled conditions to obtain sintering to theoretical density with little grain growth. (auth)