The growth and perfection of β-cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX) studied by laboratory and synchrotron X-ray topography

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2017-05-31

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Gallagher HG, Sherwood JN, Vrcelj RM. (2017) The growth and perfection of β-cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX) studied by laboratory and synchrotron X-ray topography. Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 475, October 2017, pp. 192-201

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An examination has been made of the defect structure of crystals of the energetic material β-cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine (HMX) using both Laboratory (Lang method) and Synchrotron (Bragg Reflection and Laue method) techniques. The results of the three methods are compared with particular attention to the influence of potential radiation damage caused to the samples by the latter, more energetic, technique. The comparison shows that both techniques can be confidently used to evaluate the defect structures yielding closely similar results. The results show that, even under the relatively casual preparative methods used (slow evaporation of unstirred solutions at constant temperature), HMX crystals of high perfection can be produced. The crystals show well defined bulk defect structures characteristic of organic materials in general: growth dislocations, twins, growth sector boundaries, growth banding and solvent inclusions. The distribution of the defects in specific samples is correlated with the morphological variation of the grown crystals. The results show promise for the further evaluation and characterisation of the structure and properties of dislocations and other defects and their involvement in mechanical and energetic processes in this material

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