A Study of Interaction of Laser Light with Small Drops of XM46 Propellant and Related Liquids

Abstract

Stimulated Raman spectroscopy (SRS) has been explored as a possible diagnostic tool to determine if observable changes in composition occur in the liquid gun propellants containing hydroxyl ammonium nitrate (HAN) during irradiation by ultraviolet (UV) light Spectra are reported for ammonium nitrate, HAN, and dilute XM46. Although signal strengths are excellent, uncontrolled variation in spectral characteristics greatly diminishes the usefulness of this technique under these conditions. No spectral evidence of UV-induced chemical change was observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368348

Entities

People

  • Kim C. Juvan
  • Richard A. Beyer

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Gun Propellants
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Military Research
  • Photochemical Reactions
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy