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Time-resolved measurement and modeling of the number density and size of lead particles produced following the detonation of Lead Azide (LA) are presented. Particles expanding freely into vacuum through a supersonic nozzle or interacting with a barrier placed above the LA sample are monitored via attenuation of laser beams at 0.67, 1.3 and 10.6 µm. The attenuation depends on the conditions of expansion, but is always much more pronounced at 0.67 µm and 1.3 µm. From the ratio between the attenuations at 0.67 µm and 10.6 µm, the radius and number density of the particles are calculated applying Beer's law and Mie's theory. It is found that 20–90 µs following the detonation the attenuation at 32–36 mm above the LA sample is due to particles with radii of ≈0.9, ≈0.7 and ≈0.1 µm for free expansion into vacuum through the nozzle or near the barrier, respectively. Also, the expansion through the nozzle results in a transparent medium above the nozzle exit for the first few µs following the detonation. The effect of the nozzle is attributed to the fact that the velocity of the expanding detonation products is supersonic, which leads to compression and heating in the throat region, in contrast to the more familiar phenomenon of cooling at subsonic velocities. The dynamics of particles expanding under the different conditions and the mechanism of size reduction and elimination of particles is discussed.
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Tzuk, Y., Ben-Porat, T., Bar, I. et al. Real-time measurement and control of particle-number density and size of the detonation products of lead azide. Appl. Phys. B 59, 45–52 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01081727
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