| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/H69083/01 |
| Title: |
THE STUDY OF MATERIALS AT ULTRA-HIGH STRAIN-RATES BY USE OF IN SITU PICOSECOND X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
| Principal Investigator: |
Wark, Professor J |
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Oxford Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Oxford |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1992 |
Ends: |
31 March 1995 |
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78,157
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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When high power laser pulses are focused onto solid targets, extremely bright sub- nanosecond x-ray pulses are produced, which can be used to obtain single-shot sub-nanosecond x-ray diffraction data. We propose to use in situ picosecond x-ray diffraction to directly study laser- shocked materials. We will address the specific problems of the fracture strength of materials at ultra- high strain-rates, plastic response at the impact surface, shock induced polymorphic phase transitions, and the finite width of the shock front.
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