The Effect of a High Energy Electron Beam on Explosives.
Abstract
The effect of a sixty million electron volt beam, produced by a linear accelerator and focused on standard explosives, varying in weight from three to twenty-five milligrams, has been studied. Doses in the range from 1 x 10 to the ninth power rads to 3.2 x 10 to the tenth power rads completely desensitized lead azide but had no effect on the explosive behavior of lead styphnate. The desensitization tests on explosives consisted of both heat and impact test methods. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD0771527
Entities
People
- Frederick Albert Farber
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School