Measurement of Detonation Velocity by Doppler Effect at Three-Centimeter Wavelength
- 1 April 1955
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 26 (4) , 426-428
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1722012
Abstract
This article describes the application of the Doppler principle to the measurement of detonation velocity with three-centimeter electromagnetic radiation. The method makes use of the ionized wave front in detonation as a moving reflecting surface for electromagnetic waves. Detonation velocities for four different solid explosives were calculated from the observed Doppler frequencies and the indices of refraction, which were measured by a microwave interferometer. Complexities in the observed Doppler patterns come about because the cylindrical charges act as multimode dielectric wave guides.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: