Marc Adams (JPL), Experiment - Caltech PSAAP
Marc Adams (JPL), Experiment - Caltech PSAAP
Marc Adams (JPL), Experiment - Caltech PSAAP
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The <strong>Experiment</strong>al Facility<br />
Gun Performance<br />
Distribution of Speeds Obtained<br />
Impact Speed (km/s)<br />
10<br />
1<br />
Gun Operating Regime<br />
Current<br />
Plastic<br />
Slugs<br />
Yield from Propellent Burn ~ 3,500J<br />
Goal for<br />
35 mil SS<br />
with sabot<br />
Goal for 35 mil<br />
Ta with Sabot<br />
Current SS<br />
Cannonballs<br />
K.E.<br />
800J<br />
400<br />
200<br />
100<br />
1 10 100<br />
Impactor Mass (mg)<br />
50<br />
Cumulative Probability of Lower Speed<br />
1<br />
0.9<br />
0.8<br />
0.7<br />
0.6<br />
0.5<br />
0.4<br />
0.3<br />
0.2<br />
0.1<br />
0<br />
Fit Errors: Uniform = 0.32 Gaussian = 0.08<br />
Gaussian<br />
Mean = 2.49<br />
StDev = 0.25<br />
1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3<br />
Impact Speed (km/s<br />
<strong>PSAAP</strong>: Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program 8
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