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Effects of Nuclear Irradiation upon the Decomposition of Lead Styphnate Monohydrate

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THE thermal decomposition of lead styphnate monohydrate has been re-investigated prior to a study of the effects of gamma-ray and reactor irradiation upon the decomposition. The two previous studies1,2 of this decomposition gave quite divergent results.

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  1. Explosives Research Section, Samuel Feltman Ammunition Laboratory, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey

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FLANAGAN, T. Effects of Nuclear Irradiation upon the Decomposition of Lead Styphnate Monohydrate. Nature 181, 42–43 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181042b0

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