Characterization of Raman Spectral Changes in Energetic Materials and Propellants During Heating

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy has been shown to be a useful tool for characterizing neat crystalline explosive samples and for identifying principle components in many propellant and explosive formulations. Herein, we report recent measurements of Raman spectra of explosives and propellant formulations during bulk heating and recent measurements of laser heating of the samples during measurement of Raman spectra. The results of these measurements are important to investigators using Raman spectroscopy to measure vibrational spectra of burning propellant samples.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA353891

Entities

People

  • John A. Vanderhoff
  • Kevin L. McNesby
  • Nicholas F. Fell
  • Rose A. Rodriquez

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Decomposition
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Melting Point
  • Military Research
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Propellants
  • Raman Spectra
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy