X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers

Willey, T. M.; Champley, K.; Hodgin, R.; Lauderbach, L.; Bagge-Hansen, M.; May, C.; Sanchez, N.; Jensen, B. J.; Iverson, A.; van Buuren, T.

doi:10.1063/1.4953681

Title: X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers

Journal Article · Fri Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953681· OSTI ID:1262177

Willey, T. M. ^[1]; Champley, K. ^[1]; Hodgin, R. ^[1]; Lauderbach, L. ^[1]; Bagge-Hansen, M. ^[1]; May, C. ^[1]; Sanchez, N. ^[2];

^[2]; Iverson, A. ^[3]; van Buuren, T. ^[1]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
National Security Technologies, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

Exploding foil initiators (EFIs), also known as slapper initiators or detonators, offer clear safety and timing advantages over other means of initiating detonation in high explosives. The work described here outlines a new capability for imaging and reconstructing three-dimensional images of operating EFIs. Flyer size and intended velocity were chosen based on parameters of the imaging system. The EFI metal plasma and plastic flyer traveling at 2.5 km/s were imaged with short ~80 ps pulses spaced 153.4 ns apart. A four-camera system acquired 4 images from successive x-ray pulses from each shot. The first frame was prior to bridge burst, the 2^nd images the flyer about 0.16 mm above the surface but edges of the foil and/or flyer are still attached to the substrate. The 3^rd frame captures the flyer in flight, while the 4^th shows a completely detached flyer in a position that is typically beyond where slappers strike initiating explosives. Multiple acquisitions at different incident angles and advanced computed tomography reconstruction algorithms were used to produce a 3-dimensional image of the flyer at 0.16 and 0.53 mm above the surface. Both the x-ray images and the 3D reconstruction show a strong anisotropy in the shape of the flyer and underlying foil parallel vs. perpendicular to the initiating current and electrical contacts. These results provide detailed flyer morphology during the operation of the EFI.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344; LDRD-14-ERD-018; AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1262177

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1421093

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-670442; JAPIAU

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 119, Issue 23; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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