Laser initiation of energetic materials: Selective photoinitiation regime in pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 115, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 6893-6901

  Aluker, Edward D ^a   Krechetov, Alexander G ^a   Mitrofanov, Anatoliy Y ^a   Nurmukhametov, Denis R ^a   Kuklja, Maija M ^b  

^a KEMEROVO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1060 NM; CHEMICAL DECOMPOSITION; ENERGETIC MATERIAL; EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS; LASER INDUCED; NEODYMIUM PHOSPHATE GLASS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; OPTICAL EXCITATIONS; PENTAERYTHRITOL TETRANITRATE; PHOTOINITIATION; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; RAPID DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; TWO-STAGE PROCESS;

ABSORPTION; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXCITED STATES; GLASS LASERS; LASER EXCITATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PYROLYSIS; RESONANCE;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 79953761674     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp1089195     Document Type: Article

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