EXPERIMENTAL-STUDY OF PHOTON-PHONON INTERACTIONS IN AN EXPLOSIVE BY LASER PROBE MASS-SPECTROGRAPHY

We have shown in a series of previous papers the part of the molecular electronic structure played in the decomposition process of an explos ive submitted to a shock wave. This part is important especially as re gards energy transfer properties. This work is intented to investigate the process of these transfers by the study of photon-phonon interact ions in this type of material. The experimental technique used for thi s purpose is laser probe mass spectrography. The first tested explosiv es are RDX and HMX studied in the shape of single crystals.