Investigating the minimum post-burst energy required to function an exploding bridgewire detonator.

Autor: Rae, P. J.¹ (AUTHOR) prae@lanl.gov, Feagin, T. A.¹ (AUTHOR), Heatwole, E. M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Publikováno v: Journal of Applied Physics. 7/21/2020, Vol. 128 Issue 3, p1-9. 9p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 13 Graphs.

Experimental observations of exploding bridgewire detonator function.

Autor: Smilowitz, L.¹ (AUTHOR) smilo@lanl.gov, Henson, B. F.¹ (AUTHOR), Remelius, D.¹ (AUTHOR), Bowlan, P.¹ (AUTHOR), Suvorova, N.¹ (AUTHOR), Allison, J.¹ (AUTHOR), Cardon, D.¹ (AUTHOR), Freeman, M.¹ (AUTHOR), Mariam, F.¹ (AUTHOR), Meijer, W.¹ (AUTHOR), Morris, C.¹ (AUTHOR), Neukirch, L.¹ (AUTHOR), Prestridge, K.¹ (AUTHOR), Sandstrom, M.¹ (AUTHOR), Saunders, A.¹ (AUTHOR), Schurman, T.¹ (AUTHOR), Tainter, A.¹ (AUTHOR), Tang, Z.¹ (AUTHOR), Trouw, F.¹ (AUTHOR), Tupa, D.¹ (AUTHOR)

Publikováno v: Journal of Applied Physics. 12/7/2020, Vol. 128 Issue 21, p1-13. 13p.

The effects of air gaps and inert layers on exploding bridgewire detonator function

Autor: R C Rettinger, P J Rae

Publikováno v: Journal of Energetic Materials. 40:34-45

Exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators work by electrically exploding a thin conducting wire as a result of a high voltage discharge from a capacitor. The process creates a strong UV (ultraviolet) e...

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https://doi.org/10.1080/07370652.2020.1825545

Optical absorption in polycrystalline PETN, RDX, HMX, CL-20 and HNS and its possible effect on exploding bridgewire detonator function

Autor: P J Rae, Trevor A. Feagin

Publikováno v: Journal of Energetic Materials. 38:395-405

Exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators work by bursting a thin conducting wire as a result of a high voltage discharge. This process is known to produce a strong UV emission. The roles of optical ab...

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https://doi.org/10.1080/07370652.2020.1716110

The cause of lost time in an exploding bridgewire detonator

Autor: Elizabeth M. Y. Lee, Laura Smilowitz, Bryan Henson, David Damm, Rod Drake, Peter Zischka

Publikováno v: SHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER - 2019: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter.

The initiation mechanism and functioning of exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators has been the subject of investigation and debate since their first use in the 1940s. One aspect of their initiation for which a definitive cause has never been identifi

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https://doi.org/10.1063/12.0000950