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TitleS&T Campaign: Sciences for Lethality and Protection
Kinetic LethalityPropulsion and Launch
Steven Dean (410) 278-6357 [email protected] Frank DeLucia (410) 306-0884 [email protected] Gottfried (410) 278-7573 [email protected]
Research Objective• Develop a low-cost, high-throughput experiment to
determine the shock response of lab scale quantities of novel materials
• Utilize this technique to characterize potential materials at early stages of development, realizing significant cost savings
Challenges• Obtaining a “top-hat” beam profile from a “near-
Gaussian” Nd:YAG laser • Diffractive beam-shaping optics• Diffusive beam-shaping optics
• Development of high-sensitivity/high-speed diagnostics to characterize shock induced chemistry
ARL Facilities and Capabilities Available to Support Collaborative Research• Building 1101A:
• ~3800 sq. ft. of lab space• Laser-induced air shock from energetic
materials (LASEM)• Electrostatic discharge (ESD) • Approval to store and handle energetic
materials• Multiple high-energy (1J+) Nd:YAG lasers• Extensive high-speed video capabilities• Streak camera and other spectrometers• VISAR
Complementary Expertise / Facilities / Capabilities Sought in Collaboration• Novel materials with unknown shock-related
properties• Laser-beam-shaping expertise
Bibliography:• Dean SW, De Lucia FC, Gottfried JL. Indirect ignition of
energetic materials with laser-driven flyer plates. Applied Optics. 2017 Jan 20;56(3):B134-41.
• Dean SW, De Lucia FC, Gottfried JL. Characterization of laser-driven flyer plates. New Trends in Research of Energetic Materials. 2016.
ScLP-029
Laser-Driven Flyer Plates
Laser beam profiles and high-speed video of launch process
Dimple Formation
FoilCracking
FlyerSeparation
Launch Products
Raw Beam With Beam Shaping OpticDiameter: 1.8 mm
Laser-driven flyer plate launch system
Flyer Plate
Expanding Plasma
FocusedLaser Pulse
Target
VISAR
1 2 3 4
WP
B
P
B
FPA
D FM
S
PMM
0.00
0.15
0.30
0.45
0.60
0.75
0 100 200 300
Velo
city
(km
/s)
Time (ns)
25 μm Cu
8 J/cm2
16 J/cm2
24 J/cm2
31 J/cm2
0 5 10 15 20 25
Ligh
t Int
ensi
ty (a
.u.)
Time (μs)
1300 m/s
525 m/s
650 m/s
350 m/s
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CL-20 Impact
VISAR velocity traces, photodiode traces of CL-20 impact, schlieren imaging experimental setup