HUGONIOT DATA FROM SHOCK-INDUCED POLARIZATION EXPERIMENTS WITH GAMMA-IRRADIATED POLYETHYLENE.
Abstract
Low-density polyethylene specimens were exposed in air to gamma radiation in order to produce polar oxide surface regions which generated polarization signals when subjected to intense shock compression. Shock velocities were obtained by polarization measurements, and Hugoniot points between 75 and 192 kilobars were established by graphical procedure. Measurements at 94 kilobars indicated that radiation doses below 2.0 x 10 to the 8th power rads had negligible effect on the Hugoniot. (Author-PL)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0643522
Entities
People
- George E. Hauver
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory