Author:Olivier, MariusDate:Dec 2012During the course of the CSIR’s research into the characterisation of explosive sources to devise methods of active intervention against threats, the need has arisen to research a particular means of early identification of the threat, which ...Read more
Author:Mostert, FJ; Olivier, MariusDate:Oct 2011It is well known that an intense flash of light is emitted when an explosive charge is detonated. The light emission continues well beyond the actual detonation process due to shock excitation of the air molecules around the charge, as well ...Read more
Author:Olivier, MariusDate:Oct 2015It is well known that reacting explosives emit light of varying intensity across the spectrum. Measurement of this light emission could have many applications, i.a. the local or stand-off discrimination between full detonation and deflagration ...Read more