Pulsed laser induced decomposition of energetic polymers: Comparison of ultraviolet (355nm) and infrared (9.3 μm) initiation

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 258-265

  Haas, Yehuda ^a   Ben Eliahu, Yeshayahu ^a   Welner, Shmuel ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b RAFAEL   (Israel)

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EID: 0000281662     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.19960210509     Document Type: Article

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