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Most ordnance materials that are inorganic mixtures neutron radiograph poorly, or not at all, particularly if contained within a thick metallic structure. Investigations were made relative to selecting a material(s) with high neutron absorbing property that when added to the explosive mixture enhanced the imaging of the material, and the quantity of the additive would not interfere with the proper reaction of the chemical mixture. The results are herein reported. This paper is an update of an earlier publication, “Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Explosives and Pyrotechnics,” the Franklin Institute Research Laboratories, 7E&P-7, September 8–9, 1971.
Work was performed during employment at Atomics International Division, Rockwell Corporation.
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Golliher, K.G. (1983). Doping Explosive Materials for Neutron Radiographic Enhancement. In: Barton, J.P., von der Hardt, P. (eds) Neutron Radiography. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7043-4_41
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