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1466348 
Journal Article 
Transverse wave instability in a solid explosive 
Dunne, BB 
1970 
1 
Science
ISSN: 0036-8075
EISSN: 1095-9203 
167 
3921 
1124-1126 
English 
17829408 
By the use of a metal indentation techinque, microscopic transverse or side-running shock waves can be detected in composition C-4, an explosive consisting largely of cyclonite (RDX) with organic plasticizers. The minimum wave spacing observed is approximately 0.05 millimeters. with a lateral velocity of about 6.5 millimeters per microsecond. The instability was demnostrated in cylindrically divergent detonation waves. 
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• RDX (121-82-4)
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