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Publications and source records attributed to Seetho, I..
The purpose of this SOP is to provide a procedure for giving individual HME formulations code names. A code name for an individual HME formulation consists of an explosive family code, given by the classified code dictionary, followed by a dash, -, and a number.
In this document, we outline an experiment performed at LLNL to evaluate the radiation sensitivity of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and a PTFE isomer, fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP). We demonstrate that PTFE, a material currently used for assessing MicroCT system stability, shows higher radiation-dependent change in x-ray attenuation than FEP. Specifically, for a dose of approximately 1.44 x 10 3 Gy, the linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) of PTFE changes by 0.8 ± 0.1 %. During the same irradiation period, the LAC for FEP changes by 0.02 ± 0.1 %, which is within the statistical uncertainty of the measurement. Due to its higher resistance to radiation damage, we recommend that LLNL and partner labs operating under the Department of Homeland Security’s Explosives Division (DHS EXD) transition to the use of FEP as a reference material in place of PTFE.
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) supplements the LEDP data acquisition SOPand reference material and specimen analysis SOP, and provides the specific procedural steps for analyzing copper strip (CuStrip) data using the Matlab CuStrip Analysis Graphical User Interface and preparing the tables and graphs to be used in the reporting of analytical results as required by the LEDP Quality Assurance Plan for MicroCT Scanning]. This procedure applies only to the analysis of two-slit data.