Shock initiation experiments on PBX 9501 explosive at pressures below 3 GPa with associated Ignition and Growth modeling

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 955, Issue , 2007, Pages 903-906

  Chidester, Steven K ^a   Thompson, Darla G ^b   Vandersall, Kevin S ^a   Idar, Deanne J ^b   Tarver, Craig M ^a   Garcia, Frank ^a   Urtiew, Paul A ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosive; Ignition and Growth; PBX 9501; Shock to detonation transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949112054     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2833274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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