LX-04 violence measurements-steven tests impacted by projectiles shot from a howitzer gun

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 845 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1049-1052

  Chidester, Steven K ^a   Vandersall, Kevin S ^a   Switzer, Lori L ^a   Tarver, Craig M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosive safety; HMX explosives; Ignition threshold; LX 04; Steven impact test

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846191169     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2263502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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