A Fluctuation Model of Photoinitiation of High-Sensitivity Energetic Materials

Abstract

A fluctuation hot-spot photoinitiation model is proposed for primary explosives. The model describes the explosion probability as a function of the initiation time. For the experimental verification of the model, an investigation of the dependence of an explosion on the initiation time, including the registration of the glow signal, is performed. It is found that the dependence of the characteristic time of the glow signal rise on the initiation time is of non-monotonic character. An evaluation of the model parameters is made.