Table 1 Calculated (nl - number of atoms, dl - diameter) and observed (dexp - diameter) carbon cluster sizes.

From: Nanocarbon condensation in detonation

Explosive

nl

dl (nm)

dexp (nm)

COMP-B

7000–14000

4.6–5.6

4.4–5.5 a , b

TNT

7000–12000

4.5–5.4

4.9 b

HNS

9000–13000

4.8–5.6

5.4 c

TATB

3500–8000

3.6–4.7

2–3 d

BTF

14000–25000

5.7–6.9

25–30 e

  1. aRef. 7.
  2. bRef. 8.
  3. cRef. 19.
  4. dRef. 60.
  5. eRef. 59.
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