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A CO2 laser was used as the radiant heat source for ignition of aluminized and non-aluminized AP based propellants. A piece of blackened aluminum foil was bound to the top of the propellant to simulate the rocket motor casing and the propellant-metal interface. Once ignition time data and temperature profiles were collected, theoretical models were developed to model the behavior of the propellants under these low flux conditions. It was discovered that under these conditions the samples still roughly exhibited the classic -2 slope on a log time versus log flux plot. However, the ignition time did increase for the samples covered with foil, as expected, due to the absorptivity of the foil. The experimental temperature measurements during heating to ignition followed the classic transient, 1D, semi-infinite solid with constant heat flux condition temperature profile, and were theoretically modeled as such. 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