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Title: Argon flash candle. Quarterly report, April--June 1964

Abstract

Several additional argon flash candles have been fired during the quarter. Several shots both straight-in and at 45{degrees} with and without the prism were fired. Some interesting data were obtained from pseudo-spectrograph shots performed by interposing filters in the light path of the camera and using both glass and Plexiglas simultaneously on the candle front. From these shots, we were able to better illustrate some of the differences in glass and Plexiglas with regard to diffusion and light scattering, as well as spectral transmission characteristics.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc., Amarillo, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
531069
Report Number(s):
MHSMP-64-07K
ON: DE97009024; TRN: 97:005250
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-91AL65030
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHT SCATTERING; LUMINOSITY; EVALUATION; PROGRESS REPORT; GLASS; PLEXIGLAS

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Rigdon, J.K. Argon flash candle. Quarterly report, April--June 1964. United States: N. p., 1997. Web. doi:10.2172/531069.
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abstractNote = {Several additional argon flash candles have been fired during the quarter. Several shots both straight-in and at 45{degrees} with and without the prism were fired. Some interesting data were obtained from pseudo-spectrograph shots performed by interposing filters in the light path of the camera and using both glass and Plexiglas simultaneously on the candle front. From these shots, we were able to better illustrate some of the differences in glass and Plexiglas with regard to diffusion and light scattering, as well as spectral transmission characteristics.},
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year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
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