A 1-MeV Flash X-Ray Shaped-Charge Test Facility

Abstract

The Ballistic Research Laboratory has installed four channels of 1- MeV Hewlett Packard flash x-ray pulsers at Experimental Research Facility 16. ERF 16 is a shaped-charge research facility devoted to the study of the collapse, formation, and growth of jets from shaped-charge liners, as well as the interaction of shaped-charge jets with various target designs. The 1-MeV test site use both a blow-away film holder to study liner collapse and a 4.4- meter-long stationary film holder to observe the free flight of the jet and/or jet-target interactions. The great length of film available allows tip to slug (or tail) coverage of most shaped-charge warheads. The design and use of the film holders and the methodology used to locate the focal point of each of the 1-MeV flash x-ray pulsers are discussed in detail. Keywords: Shaped charge jets; Flash radiography; Test equipment; Shaped charge liners; Hemisphere/conical liners; X ray film; Holders/protection.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA228372

Entities

People

  • Carl V. Paxton
  • Richard L. Summers

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Aluminum
  • Army
  • Army Aviation
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Explosives
  • Free Flight
  • Research Facilities
  • Shaped Charge Jets
  • Shaped Charge Warheads
  • Shaped Charges
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Warheads
  • X Ray Tubes
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Solar Physics
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.