Characterization of three types of semtex (H, 1A, and 10)

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 540-549

  Moore, Stephanie ^a   Schantz, Michele ^b   MacCrehan, William ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate (EGDN); Hexahydro 1,3,5 Trinitro 1,3,5 Triazine (RDX); Pentraerythritol Tetranitrate (PETN); Semtex; Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME)

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL DINITRATE; HEXAHYDRO-1,3,5-TRINITRO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE (RDX); PENTRAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE (PETN); SEMTEX; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION (SPME);

ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FUEL OILS; PLASTICIZERS; SOLVENTS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

EID: 78650076985     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200900100     Document Type: Article

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