Shock Waves in Condensed Matter, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986

The Fourth American Physical Society Topical Conference on Shock Waves in Condensed Matter was held in Spokane, Washington, July 22-25, 1985. Two hundred and fifty scientists and engineers representing thirteen countries registered at the conference. The countries represented included the United States of America, Australia, Canada, The People's Repub­ lic of China, France, India, Israel, Japan, Republic of China (Taiwan), United Kingdom, U. S. S. R, Switzerland and West Germany. One hundred and sixty-two technical papers, cov­ ering recent developments in shock wave and high pressure physics, were presented. All of the abstracts have been published in the September 1985 issue of the Bulletin of the American Physical Society. The topical conferences, held every two years since 1979, have become the principal forum for shock wave studies in condensed materials. Both formal and informal technical discussions regarding recent developments conveyed a sense of excitement. Consistent with the past conferences, the purpose of this conference was to bring together scientists and engineers studying the response of condensed matter to dynamic high pressures and temperatures. Papers covering experimental, theoretical, and numerical studies of con­ densed matter properties were presented. A noteworthy feature of this conference was the participation by several leading scientists engaged in static high pressure research. Donald Curran served as the Master of Ceremonies at the conference banquet, which was at­ tended by two hundred and seventy-five conference participants and guests including Dr. Samuel Smith, the new President of Washington State University. Dr.

I - Plenary.- Shock Wave Research: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.- Recent Developments in Static High Pressure Research.- Computer Simulation of Nonequilibrim Processes.- The Role of Shock Wave Compression in Materials Science.- II - Equation of State.- Theory of the High Temperature Shocked Metallic State.- Shock Hugoniot Equation of State-Electron Band Theory Approach.- The Overlap of Electron Core States for Very High Compressions.- Theory of Molecular Dissociation In Shocked Nitrogen and Oxygen.- High-Pressure Ion-Thermal Properties of Metals from abInitio Interatomic Potentials.- Positron Annihilation and Pressure-Induced Electron s-d Transition.- Short Range Interactions in Diatomic Molecules.- A New Fluid Integral Equation Application to the Equation of State of Xenon.- Static Compression of Gold and Copper and Calibration of the Ruby Pressure Scale to Pressures to 1.8 Megabars (Static. RNO).- The Equation of State of Dense Argon; A Comparison of Shock and Static Studies.- Shock Wave Overtake Measurements of Cesium Iodide.- High Pressure Strength of Shocked Aluminum.- Hugoniot Measurements in Aluminum to 420 GPa Using the LLNL Two-Stage Light-Gas Gun.- Using the Hugoniot to Approximate the Release Adiabat.- Shock Hugoniot Measurement on Tungsten.- Simplified Equation of State P = P(?,E) and P = P(?,T) for Condensed Matter.- A New Method for the Evaluation of the Gruneisen Parameter from Lagrangian Gage Records.- Analysis of Transitions Between Ferroelectric and Antiferroelectric States Under Conditions of Uniaxial Strain.- Sandia Shock Compression Database.- III - Optical Studies.- Raman Spectroscopy of Shocked Water.- Molecular Emission Spectra from Shock-Decomposed Benzene.- Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering in Benzene and Nitromethane Shock-Compressed to 11 GPa.- Effects of Temperature on the UV-Visible Spectrum of Dynamically Compressed CS2.- Spectroscopic Studies of Carbon Disulfide at High Pressure.- Absorption Spectra of Shocked Liquid CS2.- Tine-Resolved Infrared Spectral Photography Studies of Shock-Induced Chemistry in CS2.- Spectral Shifts in the Fluorescence of Anthracene and Lifetime Changes in Crystal Violet under Laser Driven Shock Compression: Probes of Pressure and Viscosity.- Temperature Measurements of Shocked Water Using a Fluorescence Probe.- Reflectivity Measurements on Shock-Unloading Solids.- Shock Induced Radiation from Minerals.- IV - Mechanical Properties (Micromechanical Aspects).- Molecular Dynamics Studies of Plastic Flow at High Strain Rates.- Wave Propagation and Long-Time Behavior on the Driven Sine-Gordon Chain.- Simulation of Lattice Damage Due to Dynamic Loading.- Dislocation Kinetics behind Shear Shocks.- Temperature Dependence of the Precursor Amplitude in Lithium Fluoride.- Dislocation Mobility in High Purity LiF from 100°K to 300°K.- The Dynamic Response of Porous Calcium Carbonate Minerals.- Computational Models for Nucleation, Growth, and Coalescence of Adiabatic Shear Bands.- Modeling of Instability at the Tip of a Shear Band.- A Micromechanical Model of Porous-Brittle Solids.- A Multiphase Mixture Model for the Shock Induced Consolidation of Metal Powders.- Microlevel Numerical Modeling of the Shock Wave Induced Consolidation of Metal Powders.- V - Mechanical Properties (Macroscopic Aspects).- Constitutive Relation for 6061T6 Aluminum under Shock Loading Conditions.- Shock Viscosity and the Calculation of Steady Shock Wave Profiles.- Strain Rate Dependence in Steady, Plastic Shock Waves.- Shock Response of SiC/2014-T4 Aluminum Composite.- Threshold Stress Measurements in Shock-Deformed Copper.- Non-Linear Propagation of Elasto-Plastic Waves in Rods.- Use of the Bodner-Partom Viscoplastic Constitutive Model to Describe HY100 Steel.- Determination of Dynamic Mechanical Properties from Explosively Driven Rings.- Computer Simulation and Analysis of the Expanding Ring Test.- VI - Dynamic Fracture and Fragmentation.- Rapid Cavitation Induced by the Reflection of Shock Waves.- Tension-Recompression Response of Shock Loaded Polycarbonate.- The Stress and Strain-Rate Dependence of Spall Strength in Two Aluminum Alloys.- Spall Zones in Polycrystalline Ceramics.- Shock Fracture and Recompaction of Ceramics.- Measurements of Compressive and Tensile Waves in a Shock Loaded Pyrex Glass.- An Application of Geometric Statistics to Dynamic Fragmentation.- VII - Experimental Developments.- Laser Interferometer Measurements of Refractive Index in Shock-Compressed Materials.- Experimental Technique for Measuring the Isentrope of Hydrogen to Several Megabars.- Numerical Studies of the Dynamic Isentropic Loading of Solid Molecular Hydrogen.- Shock Temperature Measurements in Ammonia.- Electrical Conductivity Measurements in Shock Compressed Liquid Nitrogen.- Hugoniot and Electric Resistivity Measurements on Amorphous Se.- Ferroelectric Properties and Shock Response of a Poled PVF2 Polymer and of VF2/C2F3H Copolymers.- Studies of the Bauer Piezoelectric Polymer Gauge (PVF2) under Impact Loading.- Polyvinylidene Fluoride Transducer for Dynamic Pressure Measurements.- Piezoresistance Response of Manganin Foils: Experiments and Analysis.- Piezoresistance Response of Different Batches of Ytterbium Foils.- Piezoresistant Response of Vapor-Deposited Ytterbium.- On the Lateral Stress Measurement in Shock Loaded Targets with Transverse Piezoresistance Gauges.- Generation of Ultra-High Pressure Shocks in 0.26 µm Wavelength Laser Experiments.- Laser-Driven Shock Waves in Plexiglas.- Velocity Measurements of Laser-Driven Flyers Backed by High Impedance Windows.- Recent Developments in Microshell ®-Tipped Optical Fibers as High-Pressure Shock Detectors.- Application of PVF2 Active Gage as an Initiation Diagnostic.- Analysis of Electrical Noise from Shock Loading a Steel Flatpack Soil Stress Gage.- Description of a New 63-mm Diameter Gas Gun Facility.- VIII - Geophysical Materials and Applications.- Application of Shock Wave Data to Earth and Planetary Science.- High-Pressure Release-Wave Measurements and Phase Transformation in CaCO3.- Analysis of Shock Wave Structure in Single-Crystal Olivine Using VISAR.- Shock Loading and Release Behavior of X-Cut Quartz.- Thermal History of Shock-Compressed Solids.- Seismic Verification of Underground Explosions.- Comparative Response of Alluvium to Hopkinson Bar and Gas Gun Loading.- Determining a Soil Model from Wave Propagation Data.- Measurements and Calculations of Shock Propagation in Dry Desert Alluvium.- Ground Motion Measurements for the QUESO Nuclear Event.- IX - Hydrodynamics.- Experimental Techniques for Measuring Mass Ejection from Shock-Loaded Metallic Sample.- Mass Ejection from the Free Surface of Shock-Loaded Metallic Samples.- Heterogeneous Response of Aluminum and Lithium Niobate to Shock Waves.- Asymmetric Supersonic Collisions.- An Investigation of the Shock Structures and Conditions for Jetting during Liquid Impact.- Computer Simulation of the Effect of Free Surface Reflection on Shock Wave Propagation in Water.- The Calculation of Dimensions of the Steady Mach Wave.- Spherical Shocks in Solids.- The Attenuation of Shock Waves in PU Foam and Its Application.- X - Material Synthesis.- Chemical Synthesis under High Pressure Shock Loading.- Dynamic Consolidation of Aluminum Powders.- Properties of Niobium Recovered from Megabar Dynamic Pressures.- Dynamic Compaction of a Monosized Spherical Tungsten Powder.- Shock Consolidation of IN-100 Nickel-Base Superalloy Powder.- Mach Stem Characterization in Mbar Designs Using RSR Powder.- Shock Synthesis of Nickel Aluminides.- Shock-Wave Synthesis of Titanium Aluminides.- TEM of Nickel Aluminides Produced by Shock Compaction.- Synthesis of Nickel-Aluminum Alloys by Shock Compression of Composite Particles.- Optical Measurements of Shock-Induced Chemical Reactions in Mixed Aluminum-Nickel Powder.- Shock Wave Profiles in Powder Compacts of ?-Al2O3.- Dynamic Compaction of SiC Powder.- Shock-Recovery Experiments on PZT 95/5.- Catalytic Activity of Shock Modified ZnO for CO Oxidation and Methanol Synthesis.- X-Ray Diffraction Studies of Shock-Synthesized Zinc Ferrite.- Analytical Electron Microscopy Study of Shock Synthesized Zinc Ferrite.- Mossbauer Study of Shock-Synthesized Zinc Ferrite.- Magnetic Properties of Shock-Synthesized and Furnace-Reacted Zinc Ferrite.- The Effect of Shock Compression on Graphite-Like Boron Nitride.- Effect of Explosion on the Catalytic Properties of Stochiometric Inorganic Substances.- Shock-Induced Temperature Distributions in Powder Compact Recovery Fixtures.- Numerical Simulation of a Sample Recovery Fixture for High Velocity Impact.- XI - Energetic Materials.- Rate-Determining Steps for Ignition of Shocked Nitromethane.- Molecular Orbital Calculation of Indices of Impact and Shock Induced Reactivity in Trinitroaromatic Molecules.- Investigation of Shear Induced Reaction in Composition B3.- Dynamic and Static Compressibility of Porous Granular Hexanitrostilbene.- Raman Scattering Temperature Measurement behind a Shock Wave: A Study of Solid Explosives.- Equilibrium Shock and Release Properties of Post Detonation Mixtures of PBX-9404, LX-14, RDX, and TNT.- Impact Experiments on Thin Layers of Polymers and Intermediate Explosives.- Subthreshold Generation of Free Radicals in Shock-Loaded Organic Solids.- Pop Plot and Arrhenius Parameters for Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Single Crystals.- Chemical Reaction of Energetic Materials during High Acceleration.- A Method of Parameterising Hydrocode Kinetic Models for Non-Ideal Explosives Based on the Variation of Detonation Velocity with Charge Diameter.- High Current Electrical Conduction of Pressed Condensed Detonating Explosives.- Calculations of Liquid Plane-Wave Generators.