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Petn

PETN is a high explosive compound belonging to the class of nitrate esters, distinguished by its chemical structure of pentaerythritol tetranitrate, which confers exceptional brisance and sensitivity characteristics essential for use as a booster or detonating agent in controlled blasting applications.

207

Publications

8.3K

Citations

726

Authors

248

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

47

Variants

Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate

Parents

Publications

207

Vapor pressure of explosives

B. Camille Dionne, David P. Rounbehler, Eugene K. Achter et al. · Journal of Energetic Materials · 1986 · 197 citations

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Direct detection of explosives on solid surfaces by low temperature plasma desorption mass spectrometry

Yan Zhang, Xiaoxiao Ma, Sichun Zhang et al. · The Analyst · 2008 · 195 citations

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A study on the thermal decomposition behaviors of PETN, RDX, HNS and HMX

Jinn‐Shing Lee, Chung‐King Hsu, Chih-Long Chang · Thermochimica Acta · 2002 · 191 citations

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Secondary Electrospray Ionization-Ion Mobility Spectrometry for Explosive Vapor Detection

Maggie Tam, Herbert H. Hill · Analytical Chemistry · 2004 · 182 citations

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Unique Structural Modifications Are Present in the Lipopolysaccharide from Colistin-Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii

Mark Pelletier, Leila G. Casella, Jace W. Jones et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2013 · 175 citations · Full text

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Authors

726

  1. TM
    Thomas M. Klapötke

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

    8 publications · 173 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. BL
    Brandon L. Weeks

    Texas Tech University, United States

    7 publications · 154 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. YM
    Y. M. Gupta

    Washington State University, United States

    6 publications · 405 citations

    6

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  4. VW
    Virginia W. Manner

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

    6 publications · 211 citations

    6

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  5. MJ
    M. J. Cawkwell

    Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States

    5 publications · 126 citations

    5

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Institutions

248

  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    18 h-index

    96 publications

    3.1K citations

  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

    Livermore, United States

    13 h-index

    35 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    316 citations

  5. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

    Munich, Germany

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    584 citations

  6. Sandia National Laboratories

    Albuquerque, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    852 citations

  7. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    487 citations

  8. North University of China

    Taiyuan, China

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    379 citations

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Venues

  1. Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics

    23 publications · 567 citations

    15

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  2. Journal of Applied Physics

    16 publications · 596 citations

    14

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  3. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A

    8 publications · 372 citations

    8

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  4. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B

    8 publications · 567 citations

    8

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  5. Journal of Energetic Materials

    5 publications · 263 citations

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