High-speed Photography of Pyrotechnic Materials and Components with a Coppper Vapor Laser
Description:
The evaluation of the properties of energetic materials, such as burn rate and ignition energy, is of primary importance in understanding their reactions and the functioning of devices containing them. One method for recording such information is high-speed photography at rates of up to 20,000 images per second. When a copper vapor lazer is synchronized with the camera, laser-illuminated images can be recorded that detail the performance of a material or component in a manner never before possi…
more
Date:
October 1, 1978
Creator:
Dosser, Larry R.; Reed, John W. & Stark, Margaret A.
Item Type:
Refine your search to only
Report
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department