Ultrafast dynamics of shock waves in polymers and proteins: The energy landscape

Hackjin Kim, Selezion A. Hambir, Dana D. Dlott

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Abstract

A 4.5 GPa shock pulse producing a cycle of compression heating (<25 ps) and expansion cooling (∼1.5 ns) is used to study fast mechanical dynamics of solid organic polymers and proteins. Coherent Raman spectroscopy of a dye in the sample shows that compression occurs by an instantaneous part followed by a second, ∼300 ps, structural relaxation process. After expansion, a mechanically distorted structure is produced which does not relax on the <15 ns time scale. The results are interpreted with an energy landscape model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5034-5037
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume83
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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