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LASER INITIATION OF INSENSITIVE HIGH EXPLOSIVES
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 9024
Amount:
$497,965.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
990 Commercial St
San Carlos, CA
94070
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: John T Petrick
Phone: (415) 595-1100
Phone: (415) 595-1100
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
QUANTIC PROPOSES TO INVESTIGATE SEVERAL UNIQUE METHODS OF DIRECTLY DETONATING INSENSITIVE HIGH EXPLOSIVES WITH A SMALL, 750 MJ, 1.06 MICRON, Q-SWITCHED LASER. ONE TECHNIQUE USES MULTIPLE LASER PULSES WITH REFLECTED SHOCK AUGMENTATION. A SECOND TECHNIQUE USES SLAPPER INITIATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ANOTHER USES SHOCK INTERFERENCE EFFECTS. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A TACTICAL MISSILE COMPATIBLE LASER CAN BE DEVELOPED TO DIRECTLY INITIATE DETONATION IN HIGHLY INSENSITIVE EXPLOSIVES.
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