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Light gas gun with reduced timing jitter

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OSTI ID:871602
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  1. Los Alamos, NM
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Gas gun with reduced timing jitter. A gas gun having a prepressurized projectile held in place with a glass rod in compression is described. The glass rod is destroyed with an explosive at a precise time which allows a restraining pin to be moved and free the projectile.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 5762057
OSTI ID:
871602
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Novel light gas gun with minimal timing jitter journal January 1996

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