Abstract
A flash x-ray diffraction system has been constructed which permits x-ray diffraction patterns to be recorded from shaped charge jets. The system was tested by recording an x-ray diffraction pattern from an aluminum jet 80 μsec after charge detonation with a single pulse of 70 nsec duration. This result represents the first successful recording of an x-ray diffraction pattern from a shaped charge jet and indicates that the system should be an important new device for determination of internal jet structure.

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