What is a Shock Wave to a Molecule?

Abstract

In an effort to understand the details of shock compression of molecules used in energetic materials, we have conducted femtosecond laser experiments where a monolayer of energetic material simulants such as nitrobenzenethiol are subjected to a laser-driven shock wave while vibrational spectroscopy is used to probe their response. A monolayer is needed to attain the high time and space resolution necessary to make a detailed comparison to simulations. In support of the shock compression measurements, we also studied the response to flash heating and static high pressure up to 10 GPa.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2010
Accession Number
ADA535019

Entities

People

  • Dana D. Dlott

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compression
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energetic Materials
  • Engineering
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Monomolecular Films
  • Raman Spectra
  • Self Assembled Monolayers
  • Shock Waves
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
  • Students
  • Vibrational Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster