High Resolution Spectra of HE Detonations

Abstract

A feasibility test was performed using optical spectroscopy to quantify the elements present in a device having a high explosive detonation. Because the heat from the explosion was about 2500 K after a few milliseconds, only the lowest excitations were observed in the elements. The presence of Al, Ti, Mn and Fe was detected within the narrow bandwidths of the instruments. A spin-off experiment using special film suggested that shrapnel could be sized even while heated and burning in flight.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 07, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087415

Entities

People

  • D. F. Hansen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atomic Spectra
  • Cameras
  • Detection
  • Dispersions
  • Energy Levels
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Resolution
  • High Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Solar Spectrum
  • Spectra
  • Spectral Lines
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
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  • Thin Film Deposition Science.