Response of Atlas Type F Squibs to very Short Pulses.

Abstract

The report presents results of tests to determine the voltage required for very short pulses to fire the squibs used in certain types of explosive switches. Pulses of 40 and 500 nanoseconds indicate that the firing energy is approximately constant and the firing voltage is related to the bridgewire resistance. It is also shown that pulses below the firing level affect both the bridgewire resistance and the squib sensitivity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0731206

Entities

People

  • A. Lloyd Charlton

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Resistance
  • Sensitivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.