Shock compression dynamics under a microscope

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Abstract

Our laboratory has developed a tabletop laser miniflyer launcher used for a wide variety of studies in the physical and chemical sciences. The flyers, typically 0.7 mm in diameter, can be used to shock microgram quantities of interesting materials. Frequently 100 shock experiments per day are performed. A microscope objective transmits the photon Doppler velocimeter (PDV) flyer plate diagnostic and various laser beams, and collects signals from the shocked materials that can be transmitted to video cameras, spectrographs, streak cameras, etc. In this paper I describe the flyer plate apparatus and then discuss three recent efforts: (1) Shock dissipation in nanoporous media; (2) Probing micropressures in shocked microstructured media; and (3) Shock initiation of nanotechnology reactive materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2015
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
EditorsRamon Ravelo, Thomas Sewell, Ricky Chau, Timothy Germann, Ivan I. Oleynik, Suhithi Peiris
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414570
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 13 2017
Event19th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2015 - Tampa, United States
Duration: Jun 14 2015Jun 19 2015

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1793
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other19th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityTampa
Period6/14/156/19/15

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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