Bulletin of the American Physical Society

15th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Volume 52, Number 8

Sunday–Friday, June 24–29, 2007; Kohala Coast, Hawaii

Session Index

Session U2: First Principles and Molecular Dynamics Calculations V

Chair: D. Scott Stewart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Room: Fairmont Orchid Hotel Amphitheater

Friday, June 29, 2007 8:00AM - 8:15AM		U2.00001: Energetic materials under thermal shock: Molecular dynamics simulation with reactive force field Yi Liu, Sergey Zybin, Adri van Duin, William Goddard Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:15AM - 8:30AM		U2.00002: Energetic materials under mechanical shock and shear: Molecular dynamics simulation with reactive force field Sergey Zybin, Peng Xu, Adri van Duin, William Goddard Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:30AM - 8:45AM		U2.00003: First-principles reactive molecular dynamics of initiation chemistry in energetic materials Aaron Landerville, Ivan Oleynik, Mortko Kozhushner, Carter White Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:45AM - 9:00AM		U2.00004: Theoretical studies of shock-induced plastic deformation and phase transformations in RDX Marc Cawkwell, Thomas Sewell Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:00AM - 9:15AM		U2.00005: A semi-metallic layer in detonating nitromethane Evan Reed, Riad Manaa, Laurence Fried, Kurt Glaesemann, John Joannopoulos Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:15AM - 9:30AM		U2.00006: Atomistic Simulations of Detonation Instabilities in Condensed Phase Systems Edward Kober, Andrew Heim, Timothy Germann, Niels Jensen Preview Abstract

Session U3: Phase Transitions IV

Chair: Jean-Paul Davis, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: Fairmont Orchid Hotel Plaza I

Friday, June 29, 2007 8:00AM - 8:15AM		U3.00001: Response of silicon to shock wave compression along [100] and [111] orientations Stefan J. Turneaure, Y.M. Gupta Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:15AM - 8:30AM		U3.00002: Dynamic response of pure titanium up to 1300 K. Eugene Zaretsky Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:30AM - 8:45AM		U3.00003: Structural and Chemical Changes in Pyrene Crystals under Static High Pressures Baozhou Sun, Zbigniew Dreger, Yogendra Gupta Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:45AM - 9:00AM		U3.00004: Initial Temperature Effects on the Dielectric Properties of PZT 95/5 During Shock Compression Robert Setchell, Stephen Montgomery, David Cox, Mark Anderson Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:00AM - 9:15AM		U3.00005: Study of near critical point states of tantalum and lithium by pulse heating under launching. Vladimir Ternovoit, Dmitry Nikolaev, Sergey Kvitov, Alexey Pyalling, Vladimir Fortov Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:15AM - 9:30AM		U3.00006: Simulation of phase transitions and material decomposition in ultrashort laser--metal interaction Mikhail Povarnitsyn, Pavel Levashov, Konstantin Khishchenko Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:30AM - 9:45AM		U3.00007: Study of Phase Transitions in Cerium by Pressure Gauge PVDF Mikhail Zhernokletov, Vladimir Simakov, Valery Borissenok, Viacheslav Bragunets, Vasily Volgin, Frank Cherne, Marvin Zocher Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:45AM - 10:00AM		U3.00008: Measurement of sound velocities and shear strength of cerium under shock compression Alexei Kovalev, Mikhail Zhernokletov, Vladimir Komissarov, Mikhail Novikov Preview Abstract

Session U4: Inelastic Deformation V

Chair: Peter Taylor, AWE, UK
Room: Fairmont Orchid Hotel Plaza II

Friday, June 29, 2007 8:00AM - 8:15AM		U4.00001: Transformation of voids observed on a surface to a volumetric size distribution Lynn Seaman Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:15AM - 8:30AM		U4.00002: Experimental Series on Behavior of Post-Damage Recollected Material Ann Kaul, George Rodriquez Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:30AM - 8:45AM		U4.00003: Aluminum Shield under Hypervelocity Impact of Mylar Flyer up to 10 km/s. Jianheng Zhao, Fuli Tan, C. Sun, C. Liu, G. Ravichandran Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:45AM - 9:00AM		U4.00004: Numerical Simulations of Fragmentation Onset Velocity of Projectile Impact on Thin Bumper Wei Zhang, Caixia Jiang, Wenlai Ma, Baojun Pang Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:00AM - 9:15AM		U4.00005: Studies on the Fracture of HR-2 Steel Cylinder under Imploding Haibo Hu, Tiegang Tang, Qingzhong Li, Xueling Sun Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:15AM - 9:30AM		U4.00006: Longitudinal Fracture Propagation of Explosive Loaded Metal Shells Haibo Hu, Tiegang Tang, Bayi Hu Preview Abstract

Session U6: Shock Initiation II

Chair: Steven Chidester, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Room: Fairmont Orchid Hotel Promenade I/II

Friday, June 29, 2007 8:00AM - 8:30AM		U6.00001: The Puzzle of Explosive Response to Shock: Complexity to Simplicity by Changing the Observational Scale. Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:30AM - 8:45AM		U6.00002: Effect of Transverse Electric Field on Sensitivity of an 88{\%} by Weight HMX Based Energetic Material Richard Lee, Jerry Forbes, Edward Palermo, William Wilson Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 8:45AM - 9:00AM		U6.00003: Shock Initiation Thresholds for Insensitive High Explosives Hugh James Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:00AM - 9:15AM		U6.00004: A Study of SDT in an Ammonium Nitrate (NH$_{4}$ NO$_{3})$ Based Granular Explosive Malcolm Burns, Peter Taylor Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:15AM - 9:30AM		U6.00005: Shock Reactivity Study on Standard and Reduced Sensitivity RDX of Different Particle Size Distributions Nicholas McGregor, Allen Lindfors Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:30AM - 9:45AM		U6.00006: Initiation of Explosives From the Bow Shock of a Supersonic Penetrator Eric N. Ferm Preview Abstract
Friday, June 29, 2007 9:45AM - 10:00AM		U6.00007: Coherency for the Critical Condition of DDT and SDT in Energetic Materials Huan Shi, Tan Xiangqian Preview Abstract

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