Preliminary Studies on Pulsed Electric Field Breakdown of Lead Azide

Abstract

Preliminary results from a study of the electric field induced breakdown of lead azide are reported. Specifically, the effects of contacts on the initiation of explosives by electric fields, and present preliminary measurements of the transient current in lead azide during the application of a pulsed voltage pulse are discussed. A circuit which eliminates the capacitive transient due to the voltage pulse is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031905

Entities

People

  • D. Downs
  • L. Avrami
  • M. Blais
  • T. Gora

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Capacitance
  • Charge Carriers
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Properties
  • Explosives
  • High Voltage
  • Lead Azides
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Radiation
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.