Decomposition and ignition of the high-nitrogen compound triaminoguanidinium azotetrazolate (TAGzT)

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Tappan, Bryce C ^a   Ali, Arif N ^a   Son, Steven F ^a   Brill, Thomas B ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Decomposition; Explosives; High Nitrogen; Laser Ignition

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; EXPLOSIVES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IGNITION; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

GAS GENERANT; HIGH-NITROGEN; LASER IGNITION;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 33745800852     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600023     Document Type: Article

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