Determination of critical energy criteria for hexanitrostilbene using laser-driven flyer plates

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7070, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bowden, Mike D ^a   Maisey, Matthew P ^a  

^a AWE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; LASERS; NITRATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; Q SWITCHING;

CALCULATED VALUES; CRITICAL ENERGIES; DOPPLER VELOCIMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FLYER PLATES; NANO-SECONDS; PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; SECONDARY EXPLOSIVES; SHOCK PRESSURES; THIN LAYERS; THRESHOLD ENERGIES; TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATES;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 55549108362     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.796271     Document Type: Conference Paper

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