Spectral Characterization of RDX, ETN, PETN, TATP, HMTD, HMX, and C-4 in the Mid-Infrared Region

Abstract

We report on the complex optical constants (n and k) of RDX, ETN, PETN, TATP, HMTD, HMX, and C-4 as determined by variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry (VASE) over the mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength range from 2.5 to 16.7 micro m (4000 to 600 cm[expn -1]). The samples were prepared for analysis by airbrushing onto a zinc selenide (ZnSe) crystal and then analyzed in attenuated total reflection (ATR) mode. The optical constants of HMX and RDX are compared with previously reported values. No previously reported studies of the optical constants of ETN, PETN, TATP, and C-4 were found in the literature.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA600508

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  • Alan C. Samuels
  • Ashish Tripathi
  • Augustus W. Fountain Iii
  • Barry R. Williams
  • Clayton S. Yang
  • Joseph A. Domanico
  • Joseph May
  • Melissa S. Hulet
  • Ronald W. Miles Jr.

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  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Sensors

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  • Alkenes
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
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  • Compound Semiconductors
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  • Explosives
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Petn
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

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