Ultrafast shock wave coherent dissociation and spectroscopy of materials

Jeffrey A. Carter, Zhaohui Wang, Alexei Lagutchev, Ying Fang, Nak Hyun Seong, David G. Cahill, Dana D. Dlott

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Abstract

We present the possibility of using femtosecond laser-generated shock waves to effect a new kind of material transformation, a coherent dissociation of a material into two slabs. Coherent dissociation is fundamentally different from fracture. Every atom at the interface would react synchronously, which would greatly enhance our ability to understand fundamental mechanisms and to identify and characterize transition states.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2007
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2007 APS SCCM
Pages1221-1224
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event15th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2007 - Waikoloa, HI, United States
Duration: Jun 24 2007Jun 29 2007

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume955
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other15th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2007
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa, HI
Period6/24/076/29/07

Keywords

  • Femtosecond spectroscopy
  • Laser-driven shock
  • Molecular monolayers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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