Ultra-High Fidelity Laser-Induced Air Shock from Energetic Materials
Recent interest in the implementation of the Laser-induced Air Shock from Energetic Materials (LASEM) technique prompted an investigation using ultra-high-speed imaging diagnostics to provide early-time (sub-μs) shock-wave-radius-versus-time data necessary to accurately determine the characteristic laser-induced-shock velocity (y-intercept) for high explosives (HE) of interest. Ultra-high-speed focused-shadowgraphy images were collected from nanosecond-pulsed laser-ablated samples of HE similar to those in the published literature. Shadowgraphy images were collected using interframe times ranging from 50–750 ns, with exposure times of 5 ns. Acquired shock-wave-radius-versus-time data permitted a high-fidelity assessment of the shock wave velocity produced at the characteristic radius of the generated laser-plasma pulse. The resulting data from eight different HE indicated that early-time energy contributions and the resulting laser-induced shock velocity profiles produced from ablation of the HE material were indistinguishable amongst the explosives tested for the majority of the time domain characterized (0–12 μs).
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1630851
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR--19-23370
- Journal Information:
- Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, Journal Name: Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 45; ISSN 0721-3115
- Publisher:
- WileyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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