Spectral Transmittance of Single Crystal Ammonium Perchlorate and Deuterated Ammonium Perchlorate

Abstract

Ammonium perchlorate is widely used as an oxidizer in solid propellants. Little information about its spectral transmittance, is available. Such information would be helpful, for example, in estimating the effectiveness of radiation of a given wavelength in heating a crystal for decomposition. The spectral transmittance of large single crystals of ammonium perchlorate and deuterated ammonium perchlorate grown from aqueous solution has been measured in the ultraviolet, visible, near infrared, and infrared regions of the spectrum. The absorption edge of both the deuterated and undeuterated crystals lies in the ultraviolet regions near 200 nanometers. There are strong absorption bands in the near infrared and infrared regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0787504

Entities

People

  • Marian E. Hills
  • William R. Mcbride

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Corporations
  • Crystals
  • Deuterium
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Physics
  • Propellants
  • Pyrolysis
  • Scattering
  • Solid Propellants
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Technology