| Description |
The high electron density which exists in the external ionization wave that propagates, away from the free surface of a detonating . explosive was investigated by electrostatic probes and an impurity-doping method. Two impurities, potassium nitrate and cesium nitrate, were added to RDX in different molar concentrations. The conduction in the ionization wave was measured by the electrostatic probe technique .. The increased maximum conduction at the front of the ionization wave and the increased thickness of the wave for doped RDX as compared with conduction measurements obtained with pure RDX were discussed in terms of two current models for the origin of the ionization wave - the shock wave mode and the detonation generated plasma model. |
