On the initiation of high explosives by laser radiation

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 296-300

  Rubenchik, Alexander M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat transport; High explosive; Laser initiation; Thermal explosion; TNT

Indexed keywords

AMMUNITION; IRRADIATION; LASER RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; INITIATION TEMPERATURE; LASER ILLUMINATION; THERMAL EXPLOSION; TNT;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 34548378648     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700031     Document Type: Article

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