Special materials in pyrotechnics: V. Military applications of phosphorus and its compounds

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-176

  Koch, Ernst Christian ^a  

^a NATO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS;

RED PHOSPHORUSES; SPECIAL MATERIALS; WHITE PHOSPHORUSES;

MILITARY APPLICATIONS;

EID: 54949085064     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700212     Document Type: Review

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