Dissection techniques were developed to measure dynamic parameters of debris clouds from energetic events such as explosions or impacts. Various configurations of plates and grids were designed for selectively interrupting expanding clouds to generate discrete and identifiable debris segments. Variations of the basic technique were used to obtain dynamic data pertaining to (1) debris distribution, (2) velocity profiles, (3) segment trajectories, (4) departure sequences from the region of original impact, and (5) impulse profiles. Extensive technique evaluation indicated that no artificial alterations of dynamic parameters were produced by the dissection process.

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