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Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research (JASPER)
 The Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research (JASPER)
Facility plays an integral role in the testing of the nation's nuclear
weapons stockpile by providing a method to generate and measure data
pertaining to the properties of materials (radioactive chemical
elements) at high shock pressures, temperatures and strain rates. These
extreme laboratory conditions approximate those experienced in nuclear
weapons. Data from the experiments is used to determine material
equations-of-state and to validate computer models of material response
for weapons applications. Experiment results are used for code
refinement, permitting better predictive capability and ensuring
confidence in the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
JASPER is a multi-organizational research facility consisting of
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, NSTec, and the U.S.
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration
Refer to the following Fact Sheet for more information:
Joint Actinide Shock
Physics Experimental Research [PDF , 285 KB]
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