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Pic47 - ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VISUALS COLLECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PHOTO REORDER NO. 344 010 001 PROGRAM CATEGORY: DEFENSE PROGRAM NAME: WEAPONS RESEARCH PROJECT NAME: EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH SUBPROJECT NAME: PHERMEX LOCATION: LANL ADDRESS: CITY: LOS ALAMOS STATE: NM SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES UNDER DYNAMIC CONDITIONS. CAPTION: VIEW OF A HIGH-ENERGY EXPLOSION AT THE PHERMEX FACILITY. DESCRIPTION: THE PHERMEX (PULSED HIGH-ENERGY RADIOGRAPHIC MACHINE EMITTING X-RAYS) FACILITY WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO PROVIDE MORE PRECISE FLASH RADIOGRAPHY. FLASH RADIOGRAPHY IS THE TECHNIQUE OF USING SHORT BURSTS OF PENETRATING RADIATION TO RECORD EVENTS WITHIN A DYNAMIC SYSTEM. THESE RAYS ARE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE EXPERIMENT AND ARE RECORDED, EITHER ON FILM OR ELECTRONICALLY. LANL SCIENTISTS USE PHERMEX TO STUDY THE ACTIONS OF EXPLOSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE WEAPONS PROGRAM. LAST TEXT UPDATE: NOV 01, 1985 PHOTO CREDIT: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ETVC PROJECT MANAGER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HR-842, FORSTL, BH-039 WASHINGTON, DC 20585 [8x10 color]

pic46 MASTER PRINT Keep for Reproduction Purposes Photo Reorder No. 344 001 001 Energy Technology Visuals Collection Department of Energy HR-224, FORSTL, BH-039 Washington, DC 20585

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY VISUALS COLLECTION DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PHOTO REORDER NO. 344 001 001 PROGRAM CATEGORY: DEFENSE PROGRAM NAME: WEAPONS RESEARCH PROJECT NAME: EXPLOSIVES RESEARCH SUBPROJECT NAME: PHERMEX LOCATION: LANL ADDRESS: CITY: LOS ALAMOS STATE: NM SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES UNDER DYNAMIC CONDITIONS. CAPTION: PHERMEX FLASH X-RAY MACHINE (IN DOMED BUILDING) CAN X-RAY MATERIALS UNDERGOING CHANGE SUCH AS IN THIS EXPLOSION. DESCRIPTION: PHERMEX FACILITY IS A PULSED, HIGH ENERGY X-RAY MACHINE THAT IS USED TO STUDY EXPLOSIONS AND THE MATERIALS IN THE EXPLOSIONS. PHERMEX IS USED IN RESEARCH OF SHOCK-INDUCED PRESSURE-VOLUME-ENERGY STATES AND DETAILED FLOW PATTERNS BEHIND DETONATION FRONTS IN CONDENSED EXPLOSIVES. THIS X-RAY MACHINE IS PART OF THE DYNAMIC TESTING DIVISION AT LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY WHICH CONDUCTS LOCAL TESTING AND ASSOCIATED DIAGNOSTICS ON EXPLOSIVE METAL SYSTEMS. LAST TEXT UPDATE: JUN 09, 1986 PHOTO CREDIT: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [8x10 color]

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