Novel light gas gun with minimal timing jitter
Journal Article
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· Review of Scientific Instruments
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)
We have designed a gas gun capable of delivering a projectile on target within a time window of 60 {mu}s, and up to velocities of 182 m/s. The gun uses a prepressurized brass projectile held in place with a glass rod in compression. The glass rod is fractured at a precise time using an explosive detonator. Performance calculations were conducted using a simplified model, and the predictions compare favorably with experimental data. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 254926
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 67; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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