KINETICS OF EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION OF SILVER AZIDE INITIATED BY A LASER-PULSE

Authors
ADUEV BP ALUKER ED BELOKUROV GM KRECHETOV AG
Citation
Bp. Aduev et al., KINETICS OF EXPLOSIVE DECOMPOSITION OF SILVER AZIDE INITIATED BY A LASER-PULSE, CHEMICAL PHYSICS REPORTS, 16(8), 1997, pp. 1479-1487
Citations number
17
Journal title
CHEMICAL PHYSICS REPORTS → ACNP
ISSN journal
10741550
Volume
16
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1479 - 1487
Database
ISI
SICI code
1074-1550(1997)16:8<1479:KOEDOS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The conductance of filamentary silver azide crystals initiated by a la ser pulse is measured concurrent with their emission and acoustic sign als. It is shown that the conductance pulse is 50-70 ns ahead of the e xplosion on the time scale, and the conductance of the samples approac hes that of a metal. It is concluded that explosion proceeds by the ch ain mechanism. A plausible model of the chain process is proposed.