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Title: Armor Possibilities and Radiographic Blur Reduction for The Advanced Hydrotest Facility

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15002883· OSTI ID:15002883

Currently at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) a composite firing vessel is under development for the Advanced Hydrotest Facility (AHF) to study high explosives. This vessel requires a shrapnel mitigating layer to protect the vessel during experiments. The primary purpose of this layer is to protect the vessel, yet the material must be transparent to proton radiographs. Presented here are methods available to collect data needed before selection, along with a comparison tool developed to aid in choosing a material that offers the best of ballistic protection while allowing for clear radiographs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
15002883
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-149864; TRN: US0402397
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Sep 2001
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English