Los Alamos, New Mexico, Nov. 6, 2017 — For the first time in the U.S., time - resolved
small - angle x-ray scattering (TRSAXS) is used to observe ultra-fast carbon
clustering and graphite and nanodiamond production in the insensitive explosive Plastic Bonded Explosive (PBX) 9502,
potentially leading to better computer models of explosive performance.