title: Radiant properties of strong shock waves in argon.
abstract: Measurements of the visible radiation emitted by one dimensional, explosively generated, shock waves in argon initially at 1 atm are reported. A time-resolved spectrograph and calibrated photodetectors were used to measure the intensity of the source at 5450 A and 4050 A. The results show that explosive induced shock waves in argon having shock velocities in the range 8-9 mm/microusec radiate at these wavelengths like a blackbody having a temperature of approximately 23,000 degrees K.
authors.affiliation: Feltman Research Laboratories, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey 07801, USA.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kane