A Technique For Photographing Transverse Waves In Solid Explosives

R. Jameson; V. Boyle; G. Melani; P. Howe

doi:10.1117/12.957682

27 July 1979 A Technique For Photographing Transverse Waves In Solid Explosives

R. Jameson, V. Boyle, G. Melani, P. Howe

Proceedings Volume 0189, 13th Intl Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957682
Event: 13th International Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics, 1978, Tokyo, Japan

Abstract

A technique for observation of trajectories of transverse waves interacting with the detonation front in solid explosive has been developed. Emissions of visible light from a layer of argon contiguous to the explosives is stimulated by the wave interactions. Variations in the argon layer thickness permit tradeoff in resolution of fine structure and pattern intensity. A propane surround provides effective shuttering through production of carbon caused by reactions in the propane, triggered by the shock transmitted from the explosives. The shock interactions are recorded by an open shutter camera and a permanent photographic record of the triple point trajectories is obtained.

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R. Jameson, V. Boyle, G. Melani, and P. Howe "A Technique For Photographing Transverse Waves In Solid Explosives", Proc. SPIE 0189, 13th Intl Congress on High Speed Photography and Photonics, (27 July 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957682

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