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View article: Assessing detonator health using Rogowski coil data
Assessing detonator health using Rogowski coil data Open
The Rogowski coil is commonly employed to measure rapid changes of electrical currents, especially in high power applications. Here we report the use of the coil to reveal subtle details of exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonator initiation a…
View article: Initiation of insensitive high explosives using multiple wave interactions
Initiation of insensitive high explosives using multiple wave interactions Open
Insensitive High Explosives (IHEs) increase safety in many types of uses. However, the safety comes at the cost of performance. Initiation of IHE requires large boosters and powerful detonators as well. Multipoint initiation is being utili…
View article: Inexpensive method of qualifying piezoresistive thin-film pressure gauges
Inexpensive method of qualifying piezoresistive thin-film pressure gauges Open
Manganin is an alloy that changes resistance when subjected to high-pressure, but is the resistance is relatively insensitive to temperature. Resistance change curves as a function of pressure for these gauges have been established. The cu…