Application of high-resolution optical technique to shaped-charge jet formation

Conference · Sun Feb 02 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5749486

Baum, D W; Shaw, L L; Honodel, C A

A high-resolution, multi-frame, image-converter camera using laser illumination has been developed by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and is being used to observe the liner implosion and jet formation process in shaped charges. The combination of a short 15-ns exposure time and monochromatic laser illumination provides clear, sharp images of the linear collapse and jet formation process unobscured by luminous air shocks or motion blur. The camera as currently configured can take eight independent frames, or four pairs of stereo images. A ruby laser system provides the multiple-pulse illumination source. In stereo images of a copper-lined shaped charge, the liner deformation, including tiny imperfections, and the jet formation processes are clearly revealed. Grid lines placed on the surface of the liner remain intact and can be used for comparison with code calculations. 18 refs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; DOD; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5749486
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-108176; CONF-920689--4; ON: DE92009516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440600 -- Optical Instrumentation-- (1990-)
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450000* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
CAMERAS
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
DEFORMATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXPLOSIVES
IMAGE CONVERTERS
IMAGE TUBES
IMAGES
JETS
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
PERFORMANCE
PROJECTILES
RADIATIONS
RESOLUTION
RUBY LASERS
SHAPED CHARGES
SOLID STATE LASERS
TIME RESOLUTION
TIMING PROPERTIES