Studies Of The Polymorphs Of Rdx

Download or read book Studies of the Polymorphs of RDX. written by Stephen T. Sergio and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary purpose of this research has been to investigate the lattice and molecular dynamics of RDX by observing the effects of both slow and rapid heating on the vibrational modes of RDX, and to determine if a thermally induced phase transition to the unstable polymorph can be observed spectroscopically. A laser Raman investigation of octahydro-1-3-5-7-tetranitro-1-3-5-7-tetrazocine (HMX), the eight-member ring analog of RDX, has shown that thermally induced phase transitions can be observed and recorded with major, easily recognizable differences in the spectra of the different polymorphs. (Author).