Published July 20, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Mass spectral studies of shocked salts and nitrocellulose polymer films

  • 1. C-PCS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM 87545 (United States)
  • 2. C-ADI, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos NM 87545 (United States)
  • 3. Department of Chemistry, Furman University, Greenville, SC 29613 (United States)

Description

A laser driven flyer was used to produce shocks in salt crystals and polymer films coated on stainless-steel substrates. Ions produced by the shock interaction were collected and analyzed by a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Experiments examining shocked inorganic salts produced simple spectra. The spectra indicated the breaking of both ionic and covalent bonds in the shocked salts. Experiments examining shocked nitrocellulose films 0.5 to 20 μm thick produced larger ion signals. The ions appeared to be emitted over a 1-2 microsecond period in a stochastic manner

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
706
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 1377-1380
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
American Physical Society Topical Group conference on shock compression of condensed matter
Dates
20-25 Jul 2003
Place
Portland, OR (United States)

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(c) 2004 American Institute of Physics