Explosive laser light initiation of propellants
Abstract
A improved initiator for artillery shell using an explosively generated laser light to uniformly initiate the propellent. A small quantity of a high explosive, when detonated, creates a high pressure and temperature, causing the surrounding noble gas to fluoresce. This fluorescence is directed into a lasing material, which lases, and directs laser light into a cavity in the propellant, uniformly initiating the propellant.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868789
- Patent Number(s):
- 5212339
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F42 - AMMUNITION F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- explosive; laser; light; initiation; propellants; improved; initiator; artillery; shell; explosively; generated; uniformly; initiate; propellent; quantity; detonated; creates; pressure; temperature; causing; surrounding; noble; gas; fluoresce; fluorescence; directed; lasing; material; lases; directs; cavity; propellant; initiating; laser light; noble gas; generated laser; directs laser; /102/60/
Citation Formats
Piltch, Martin S. Explosive laser light initiation of propellants. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web.
Piltch, Martin S. Explosive laser light initiation of propellants. United States.
Piltch, Martin S. Fri .
"Explosive laser light initiation of propellants". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868789.
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abstractNote = {A improved initiator for artillery shell using an explosively generated laser light to uniformly initiate the propellent. A small quantity of a high explosive, when detonated, creates a high pressure and temperature, causing the surrounding noble gas to fluoresce. This fluorescence is directed into a lasing material, which lases, and directs laser light into a cavity in the propellant, uniformly initiating the propellant.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993}
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