JASPER Article
JASPER stands for Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research It is located in Area 27 at the NNSS. It houses a two-stage light-gas gun, using up to 3.5 kg gun powder in the first stage; the second stage uses hydrogen, helium, or nitrogen drive gasses to accelerate 28mm diameter, ≈ 25 g mass projectiles to reach launch velocities between 1.8-7.6 km/s. (7.6km/s ~ 17000 mph) The facility is operated by NSTec, and LLNS leads the scientific program, target design, fabrication, and engineering.
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