Titre du document / Document title
Laser initiation thresholds of a green aluminum/molybdenum- trioxide metastable intermolecular composite and other pyrotechnics
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
HOWARD Stephen L.
(1) ;
MORRIS Jeffrey B.
(1) ;
BEYER Richard A.
(1) ;
HAMLIN Scott J.
(2) ;
MARTIN James
(2) ;
BURKE Gregory C.
(3) ;
DORIS Thomas
(4) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 21005, ETATS-UNIS
(2) MegaWatt Lasers, P. O. Box 24190, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29925, ETATS-UNIS
(3) Aurora Optics, P. O. Box 493, Hanover, NH, 03755, ETATS-UNIS
(4) Applied Ordnance Technology, Building 472, Picatinny, NJ, 07806, ETATS-UNIS
Résumé / Abstract
Metastable intermolecular composites (MIC) consisting of nanometer-scale aluminum and molybdenum trioxide have been proposed as fast initiators. A compound of this class of material was evaluated as a potential environmentally friendly replacement pyrotechnic material for lead styphnate for use in the primer of the M230 medium-caliber automatic cannon. In addition to removing the lead hazard, laser ignition would also reduce or remove certain hazards due to electrostatic or radio frequency radiation. This study was conducted with both a flashlamp-pumped Nd
+3:YAG laser and a fiber-coupled diode laser. The measured threshold ignition energies of the MIC and two other inorganic pyrotechnic compounds are presented. The low ignition threshold, advances in diode laser technology, and compact size of the diode laser indicated that laser diode technology could be an ideal candidate ignition source for the M230 cannon. The candidate pyrotechnic compounds were also evaluated for suitability in laser initiation via measurement of time-to-first-light. This metric provided a measurement of the potential for achievement of the necessary action time required for proper cannon operation.
Revue / Journal Title
Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN 0277-786X
CODEN PSISDG
Source / Source
Congrès
Optical technologies for arming, safing, fuzing, and firing :
(
3-4 August 2005, San Diego, CA
)
Optical technologies for arming, safing, fuzing, and firing. Conference, San Diego CA
, ETATS-UNIS
(03/08/2005)
, vol. 5871, pp. 58710B.1-58710B.10[Note(s) : pagination multiple, ] (4 ref.)
ISBN 0-8194-5876-7 ;
Illustration : Illustration
;
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA, ETATS-UNIS
(1981)
(Revue)
SPIE, Bellingham, Wash., ETATS-UNIS
(Monographie)
Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords
nano-energetics ;
Optical triggering ;
Pyrotechnic devices ;
Hazards ;
Nanometer scale ;
Aluminium ;
Composite materials ;
Measuring methods ;
Laser diodes ;
YAG laser ;
Semiconductor lasers ;
Solid state lasers ;
Optical pumping ;
Mots-clés français / French Keywords
Nano-énergétique ;
Déclenchement optique ;
4255R ;
Molybdène trioxyde ;
4262 ;
4255P ;
Dispositif pyrotechnique ;
Risque accidentel ;
Echelle nanométrique ;
Aluminium ;
Matériau composite ;
Méthode mesure ;
Diode laser ;
Laser YAG ;
Laser semiconducteur ;
Laser solide ;
Pompage optique ;
Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords
Laser YAG ;
Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 21760, 35400013870622.0100
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 17611139
