LASER-INDUCED IGNITION OF SINGLE-CRYSTALS OF THE SECONDARY EXPLOSIVE CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE

Authors
RAMASWAMY AL FIELD JE
Citation
Al. Ramaswamy et Je. Field, LASER-INDUCED IGNITION OF SINGLE-CRYSTALS OF THE SECONDARY EXPLOSIVE CYCLOTRIMETHYLENE TRINITRAMINE, Journal of applied physics, 79(8), 1996, pp. 3842-3847
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218979
Volume
79
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Part
1
Pages
3842 - 3847
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8979(1996)79:8<3842:LIOSOT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The interaction of laser radiation from a Nd/glass laser with single c rystals of cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) secondary explosive an d RDX slices (cleaved from larger crystals of RDX) has been studied by high-speed framing photography with microsecond interframe times. Dec omposition and deflagration were recorded following ignition at locali zed regions or ''hot spots.'' (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.