Study of Irradiation Produced By Shock Waves

Shows Dr. Kenneth Lobb of the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory conducting experiments in the field of air physics to determine what happens when air no longer behaves as it does in everyday experiences. Presents a demonstration of a projectile moving at great speed, with ensuing shock waves, molecules breaking apart, and ionization. Studies how fast ionization is produced and under what conditions it occurs.

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