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Preexplosion phenomena in heavy metal azides

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The paper reports results of investigation of the explosive decomposition of heavy metal azides in real time. The characteristics of the detected predetonation effects — the preexplosion conductance and luminescence of heavy metal azides — are described. The obtained value of the preexplosion conductivity of silver azide indicates that the process is of a chain nature. A model for the development of explosion of heavy metal azides is developed including multiplication of active particles (holes) by a first-order reaction and chain termination by a second-order reaction.

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    B. P. Aduev, É. D. Aluker, G. M. Belokurov, A. N. Drobchik, Yu. A. Zakharov, A. G. Krechetov & A. Yu. Mitrofanov

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Translated fromFizika Goreniya i Vzryva, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 78–89, September–October, 2000.

This work was supported by the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Research (Grant No. 98-03-32001a) and the Foundation of the Ministry of General and Professional Education of the Russian Federation.

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Aduev, B.P., Aluker, É.D., Belokurov, G.M. et al. Preexplosion phenomena in heavy metal azides. Combust Explos Shock Waves 36, 622–632 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02699526

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