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Title: Ejected particle size measurement using Mie scattering in high explosive driven shockwave experiments

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922180· OSTI ID:1325627
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. National Securities Technology, Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. National Securities Technology, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Special Technologies Lab.

In this paper, we report on the development of a diagnostic to provide constraints on the size of particles ejected from shocked metallic surfaces. The diagnostic is based on measurements of the intensity of laser light transmitted through a cloud of ejected particles as well as the angular distribution of scattered light, and the analysis of the resulting data is done using the Mie solution. Finally, we describe static experiments to test our experimental apparatus and present initial results of dynamic experiments on Sn targets. Improvements for future experiments are briefly discussed.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); National Securities Technology, Los Alamos, NM (United States); National Securities Technology, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1325627
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-14-29313
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 22; ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 40 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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