Accession Number:

AD0768775

Title:

Optical Absorption of TNT Single Cyrstals

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

PICATINNY ARSENAL DOVER NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Downs, David S.
• Forsyth, Arthur C.

Report Date:

1973-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

A method for growing large area, thin, single crystal platelets of TNT is reported. The optical absorption properties of these crystals were studied, and dichroic behavior was observed. The absorption edge is approximately 3.1 eV and is tentatively assigned by comparison were solution spectra.

Descriptors:

• *TNT
• *CRYSTAL GROWTH
• *ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA
• OPTICAL PROPERTIES
• SINGLE CRYSTALS

Subject Categories:

• Crystallography
• Atomic and Molecular Physics and Spectroscopy

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE