Investigation into Blue Light Emission for Copper-containing Pyrotechnics

Abstract

Pyrotechnic signals typically generate colored light via photonic emission from thermally-excited states of gas-phase metal combustion products. Blue light can be generated in pyrotechnic compositions with the use of copper-containing compounds as a fuel within the formulation. In the presence of chlorine containing compounds within the composition, these pyrotechnics exhibit emission bands in the blue region of the visible spectrum with peaks observed from 435-480 nm.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA628908

Entities

People

  • Christina Yamamoto
  • David F. Dye
  • Jonathan M. Dilger

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Combustion Products
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Distortion
  • Emission
  • Emission Spectra
  • Emission Spectroscopy
  • Geometry
  • Ground State
  • High Resolution
  • Pyrotechnics
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Visible Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

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