Shock compression dynamics of PETN/TAtB explosive charges

Wei Zhang, Meysam Akhtar, Lawrence Salvati, Dana D. Dlott

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Abstract

We developed a convenient method to mass produce arrays of 1 mm diameter double-layer plastic-bonded explosive (PBX) charges for tabletop studies of shocked insensitive explosives. In the double layer, a pentaerithritol tetranitrate (PETN) booster charge 100 µm long is initiated by a laser-launched flyer plate. The booster sends a shock into a 40 µm long 1,3,5 triamino-2,4,6 trinitrobenzene (TATB) charge. The TATB is initiated more efficiently by the booster charge than by the flyer plate alone. The temperature of the shocked TATB was measured with 2 ns time resolution using optical pyrometry. We could monitor the decomposition of the shocked TATB via the disappearance of its blue-green absorption, and we could monitor the volume explosion by the resulting fast adiabatic cooling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2019
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
EditorsJ. Matthew D. Lane, Timothy C. Germann, Michael R. Armstrong, Ryan Wixom, David Damm, Joseph Zaug
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735440005
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2 2020
Event21st Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2019 - Portland, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2019Jun 21 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2272
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference21st Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period6/16/196/21/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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