Picatinny arsenal summary Report on Army Ordnance Project TA3-5003R Stability and Reactions of Explosives.- 35 p.This is the final report on the joint investigation of the effects of gamma radiation on explosives by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Picatinny Arsenal. The data obtained by subjecting different explosives at various temperatures to the influence of an intense gamma-radiation field are presented. The work showed that the different explosives exhibited varied resistances to the treatment and gave on indication of the direction future work should follow. Explanation is required for the sensitization of the primers and detonators used, as well as the peculiar characteristic of gas formation by some of the explosives following irradiation. More generally, however, a need for a study of the radiation chemistry of explosives is indicated. It is hoped that provision will be made for such a study.Contents:
Abstract.
Introduction.
Experimental procedure.
Discussion.
Primary explosives.
High explosives.
Binary explosives.
Propellants.
History of samples of explosives.
