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Performance characteristics and statistics of a laser initiated microdetonatorThe test results of 320 units of the laser initiated microdetonator are summarized. The commercially fabricated units used a lead styphnate/lead azide/HMX (1 mg/17.5 mg/13.5 mg) explosive train design contained in a miniature aluminum can and completed with a glass-metal seal window. The test parameters were the high and low laser energy, high and low temperature, laser pulse duration, laser wavelength and nuclear radiation (5 x 10 to the 6th rads of 1 MeV gamma ray). The performance parameters were the laser energy for ignition and the actuation response time. Included also is a description of the development of a flexible, continuously advanced train of explosive devices by using the units, miniature optics and fiber optics.
Document ID
19800039300
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Yang, L. C.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Subject Category
Propellants And Fuels
Meeting Information
Meeting: Symposium on Explosives and Pyrotechnics
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start Date: February 14, 1979
End Date: February 16, 1979
Accession Number
80A23470
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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