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Infrared Laser Multiphoton Decomposition of 1,3,5 Trinitrohexahydro-S-Triazine (RDX)

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Advances in Chemical Reaction Dynamics

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Powdered samples of 1,3,5-trinitrohexahydro-s-triazine (RDX), were exposed to nanosecond infrared laser pulses from a tuned CO2 TEA laser. The laser pulses induced multiphoton vibrational excitation in RDX which decomposed very rapidly to form gaseous products. These products were detected and characterized with mass spectrometry, UV- visible, and infrared spectroscopy. Among the detected products were HCN, CO, N2, NO, CH2O, CO2, N2O, and NO2.

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  1. S. Lee

    Present address: LeRon Associates, Inc, P.O. Box 84, Dover, NJ, 07801, USA

  2. L. A. Gamss

    Present address: Chemistry Dept, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel

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  1. ARDC, Dover, New Jersey, 07801-5001, USA

    C. Capellos & S. Bulusu

  2. Geo-Centers, Inc., Wharton, New Jersey, 07885, USA

    S. Lee

  3. National Research Council Research Associate, ARDC, USA

    L. A. Gamss

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, California, USA

    Peter M. Rentzepis

  2. Energetics and Warheads Division, Armament Engineering Directorate, US Army Amament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Dover, New Jersey, USA

    Christos Capellos

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Capellos, C., Lee, S., Bulusu, S., Gamss, L.A. (1986). Infrared Laser Multiphoton Decomposition of 1,3,5 Trinitrohexahydro-S-Triazine (RDX). In: Rentzepis, P.M., Capellos, C. (eds) Advances in Chemical Reaction Dynamics. NATO ASI Series, vol 184. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4734-4_23

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