X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers
Abstract
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 2nd 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 3rd frame captures the flyer in flight, while the 4th 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 flyermore »
- Authors:
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- 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)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1262177
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1421093
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-670442
Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979; JAPIAU
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; LDRD-14-ERD-018; AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 119; Journal Issue: 23; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Willey, T. M., Champley, K., Hodgin, R., Lauderbach, L., Bagge-Hansen, M., May, C., Sanchez, N., Jensen, B. J., Iverson, A., and van Buuren, T. X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4953681.
Willey, T. M., Champley, K., Hodgin, R., Lauderbach, L., Bagge-Hansen, M., May, C., Sanchez, N., Jensen, B. J., Iverson, A., & van Buuren, T. X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953681
Willey, T. M., Champley, K., Hodgin, R., Lauderbach, L., Bagge-Hansen, M., May, C., Sanchez, N., Jensen, B. J., Iverson, A., and van Buuren, T. 2016.
"X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953681. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1262177.
@article{osti_1262177,
title = {X-ray imaging and 3D reconstruction of in-flight exploding foil initiator flyers},
author = {Willey, T. M. and Champley, K. and Hodgin, R. and Lauderbach, L. and Bagge-Hansen, M. and May, C. and Sanchez, N. and Jensen, B. J. and Iverson, A. and van Buuren, T.},
abstractNote = {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 2nd 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 3rd frame captures the flyer in flight, while the 4th 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.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4953681},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1262177},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 23,
volume = 119,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Fri Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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