| Autor: |
Greenfield MT; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States., McGrane SD; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States., Bolme CA; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States., Bjorgaard JA; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States., Nelson TR; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States., Tretiak S; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States., Scharff RJ; Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States. |
| Abstrakt: |
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a high explosive, initiates with traditional shock and thermal mechanisms. In this study, the tetrazine-substituted derivative of PETN, pentaerythritol trinitrate chlorotetrazine (PetrinTzCl), is being investigated for a photochemical initiation mechanism that could allow control over the chemistry contributing to decomposition leading to initiation. PetrinTzCl exhibits a photochemical quantum yield (QYPC) at 532 nm not evident with PETN. Using static spectroscopic methods, we observe energy absorption on the tetrazine (Tz) ring that results in photodissociation yielding N2, Cl-CN, and Petrin-CN as the major photoproducts. The QYPC was enhanced with increasing irradiation intensity. Experiment and theoretical calculations imply this excitation mechanism follows sequential photon absorption. Dynamic simulations demonstrate that the relaxation mechanism leading to the observed photochemistry in PetrinTzCl is due to vibrational excitation during internal conversion. PetrinTzCl's single photon stability and intensity dependence suggest this material could be stable in ambient lighting, yet possible to initiate with short-pulsed lasers. |
