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Title: Attempts to characterize microballoon sensors for shock velocity and material motion studies

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OSTI ID:5814405

Optimization of performance of gas filled microballoons mounted on optical fibers as sensors for shock and material motion studies, was attempted by variation of several parameters. In some cases, results were not predictable and, in general, results were not as reproductible as desired. Change of some parameters caused little effect but effects of the sleeve size and sleeve material seem to be significant. Recorded shape of optical spectra match black-body temperature of 8000/sup 0/K when argon filled balloons were impacted with projectiles with velocity of 1 km/s, in close agreement with expected values based on ideal gas calculations. 3 refs., 10 figs.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); EG and G, Inc., Los Alamos, NM (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
5814405
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-86-1704; CONF-860739-12; ON: DE86011210
Resource Relation:
Conference: 11. international pyrotechnics seminar, Vail, CO, USA, 7 Jul 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English