An NQR Study of TNT Characteristics.
Abstract
The results of this research have established that the nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) spectrometric technique is ideally suited for the characterization of explosives such as TNT. NQR data yields information on chemical structure, crystalline states and morphology. For the explosive TNT it has been shown that: a. TNT exists in two morphological states, b. TNT undergoes a phase transition at approximately 200K. In addition a new mechanism was discovered for obtaining NQR signals at high data rates thus enhancing system efficiency by a factor of up to 100. Finally, initial research was performed using soft ferrite cores in place of the standard sample coils in an effort to reduce the amount of sample required for an NQR measurement. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA046729
Entities
People
- Donald Wade
- Robert A. Marino
- Stanley M. Klainer