Spectroscopic Investigations of High‐Nitrogen Compounds for Near‐Infrared Illuminants
Abstract
Alkaline metal salts are widely used in pyrotechnic formulations. For NIR pyrotechnics, potassium, and cesium nitrate are mainly used as oxidizers and infrared emitters. Herein, new NIR illuminant formulations were tested using several potassium and cesium salts of high‐nitrogen compounds such as tetrazole and triazole derivatives. The research of new formulations comprises the evaluation of sensitivity data and radiometric measurements of new formulations. It was further investigated whether the IR emission can be improved using different nitrogen releasing agents like aminotetrazole or diethylene triamine trinitrate (DETT) as hexamethylenetetramine replacements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 28, 2013
- Source ID
- 10.1002/prep.201300092
Entities
People
- Jörg Stierstorfer
- Markus Kowalewski
- Michael Feller
- Niko Fischer
- Susanne Scheutzow
- Thomas M. Klapötke
Organizations
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
- United States Army Research Laboratory