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Title:
Detonation properties of TATB (An Insensitive High Explosive) when impacted by hypervelocity projectiles
Author(s):
Document Location:
LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY ARCHIVES P.O. Box 808 Livermore, CA 94550; Phone: 925-422-6539; FAX: 925-422-2302; Email: llnl-archives@llnl.gov
Document Categories:
Nuclear Weapons and Related Technology\General
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1978 Dec 01
Declassification Date:
2016 Apr 26
Document Pages:
19
Accession Number:
OOL20160001
Document Number(s):
R2D2-D-78-20
Originating Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2016 Jun 10
OpenNet Modified Date:
2016 Jun 09
Description/Abstract:
This investigation analyzes the reaction of TATB (1,3,5 - triamino 2, 4, 6 - trinitrobenzene), an insensitive high explosive, to impact by a hypervelocity projectile, (steel rod, 8 mm diameter and 19 mm length). Projectiles accelerated by a two-stage, light-gas gun to velocities in the range of 3 to 7 km/sec (9,804 to 23,000 ft/sec) appear to have bracketed the detonation threshold of a TATB target when impacted.