CL-20 performance exceeds that of HMX and its sensitivity is moderate

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 249-255

  Simpson, R L ^a   Urtiew, P A ^a   Ornellas, D L ^a   Moody, G L ^a   Scribner, K J ^a   Hoffman, D M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0000323721     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.19970220502     Document Type: Article

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