The light output from Argon-bombs was investigated by means of ultra high speed photography (Cordin Model 550-32 camera) and locally developed photodiode sensors. Tubes of various sizes were inflated with Argon gas, and were detonated on one side of the tube with PE4 charges of mass between 0.1 kg and 1 kg. The evolution of emitted light was captured with the Cordin ultra high speed camera (side-on position with respect to detonation direction) and simultaneously monitored by two wideband photodiode sensors in the 0.4 m to 1.1 m optical spectrum. The photodiode sensors were placed in the side-on and face-on positions with respect to the detonation direction. Interesting phenomena were identified and is reported.
Reference:
Olivier, M, Mostert, F.J and Snyman, I.M. 2013. Characterising the light output from Argon bombs by two simultaneous diagnostic techniques. In: Proceedings of the 30th International Congress on High-Speed Imaging & Photonics, 2013
Olivier, M., Mostert, F., & Snyman, I. (2013). Characterising the light output from Argon bombs by two simultaneous diagnostic techniques. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6798
Olivier, Marius, FJ Mostert, and IM Snyman. "Characterising the light output from Argon bombs by two simultaneous diagnostic techniques." (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6798
Olivier M, Mostert F, Snyman I, Characterising the light output from Argon bombs by two simultaneous diagnostic techniques; 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6798 .
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