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What is the signature light spectrum of a detonation at the time of initiation?
When a detonation takes place, it gives off many "properties", one of them being light. I would like to decipher the spectral signature at the center of an high order event.
High order detonation, above 20K FPS.
Repetitive Signature Expectation. Repeatable. By what means to detect? Fiber Optic / Piezio? Time- mid micro to .5 ms "recognition". No false positives. MacPherson's appears best suited for "detect." Obviously detect is only data to hand off for other apps. But first, to move forward one must delineate the heat light spectral pulse that is sure to be very similar over a certain rate of detonation.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It will depend on what is being detonated. The spectrum can be expected to contain UV lines of C, O, and N, these being the major components of conventional explosives. For line strengths and wavelengths, see:
Source(s): Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Published by CRC Publishing Co.; revised annually. The new edition costs $140; older ones, quite suitable for student use, can be had for much less.
