Bulletin of the American Physical Society

17th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter

Volume 56, Number 6

Sunday–Friday, June 26–July 1 2011; Chicago, Illinois

Session Index

Session V1: Composites and Polymers I: Mechanics of PBXs

Chair: Phil Rae, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Grand Ballroom II-III

Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:00PM - 4:15PM		V1.00001: Temperature Dependent Equations of State for HMX-based Composites Melvin Baer, S. Root, R. Gustavsen, T. Pierce, S. DeFisher, B. Travers Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:15PM - 4:30PM		V1.00002: Strain-rate master curves for a PBX and binder Daniel Drodge, David Williamson, Stewart Palmer, William Proud Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:30PM - 4:45PM		V1.00003: Time-Temperature Superposition Applied to PBX Mechanical Properties Darla Thompson, Racci DeLuca Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45PM - 5:00PM		V1.00004: Mechanical Failure of a Plastic Bonded Explosive vs Confining Pressure Donald Wiegand, Kevin Elllis, Claire Leppard Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00PM - 5:15PM		V1.00005: Taylor Impact Tests and Simulations on PBX 9501 Brad Clements, Darla G. Thompson, D.J. Luscher, Racci DeLuca Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:15PM - 5:30PM		V1.00006: Study on Dynamic Fracture and Mechanical Properties of a PBX Simulant by Using DIC and SHPB Method Zhongbin Zhou, Pengwan Chen, Fenglei Huang Preview Abstract

Session V2: High Pressure Strength V

Chair: Scott Alexander, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: Grand Ballroom IV-V

Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:00PM - 4:15PM		V2.00001: Shock Response of Body Centred Cubic Metals Jeremy Millett, Glenn Whiteman, Neil Bourne, Nigel Park, Matthew Cotton Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:15PM - 4:30PM		V2.00002: Experimental results of Ta material strength and grain size effect at high pressure and high strain rate Hye-Sook Park, N. Barton, R. Cavallo, B. Maddox, M. May, S. Pollaine, S. Prisbrey, B. Remington, R. Rudd Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:30PM - 4:45PM		V2.00003: High pressure, high strain rate material strength experiments in Ta and V using the Rayleigh-Taylor instability Bruce A. Remington Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45PM - 5:00PM		V2.00004: Rayleigh-Taylor Strength Experiments of the Pressure-Induced $\alpha \rightarrow \epsilon$ Phase Transition in Iron Jonathan Belof, Robert Cavallo, Russell Olson, Peter Vitello, Dana Rowley Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00PM - 5:15PM		V2.00005: Shock-induced phase transitions and their effects on the dynamic strength in tin and tantalum Jianbo Hu, Chengda Dai, Hua Tan, Yuying Yu, Xianming Zhou, Lingcang Cai, Qiang Wu Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:15PM - 5:30PM		V2.00006: Simulation and theory of high-rate plastic deformation of polycrystalline bcc metals Robert Rudd Preview Abstract

Session V3: First-Principles and Molecular Dynamics Calculations X: Metals IV

Chair: Jean-Bernard Maillet, CEA, France
Room: Renaissance Ballroom AB

Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:00PM - 4:15PM		V3.00001: Plastic Response of Grain Boundaries in Copper under Shock Loading Christian Brandl, Timothy C. Germann Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:15PM - 4:30PM		V3.00002: MD simulations of steady shock wave propagation in nickel Brian Demaske, Vasily Zhakhovsky, Nail Inogamov, Carter White, Ivan Oleynik Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:30PM - 4:45PM		V3.00003: An Atomistic View of Isentropic Compression Andrew Higginbotham, Giles Kimminau, Matthew Suggit, Justin Wark, Eduardo Bringa, Nigel Park, James Hawreliak, Jaime Marian, Evan Reed, Bruce Remington Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45PM - 5:00PM		V3.00004: Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Studies of Interfacial Chemistry in Shocked Ni/Al Nanolaminates Jason Quenneville, Naresh N. Thadhani, Timothy C. Germann Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00PM - 5:15PM		V3.00005: Richtmyer-Meshkov instabilities examined with large-scale molecular dynamics simulations Frank Cherne, Guy Dimonte, Timothy Germann Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:15PM - 5:30PM		V3.00006: Molecular dynamics simulation of dynamic response of beryllium Aidan P. Thompson, J. Matthew D. Lane, Michael P. Desjarlais, Albert P. Bartok, Gabor Csanyi Preview Abstract

Session V4: Experimental Developments VI

Chair: Daniel Dolan, Sandia National Laboratories
Room: Renaissance Ballroom C

Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:00PM - 4:15PM		V4.00001: Velocity spectra from explosively driven powders and balls Matthew Briggs, James Faulkner, Lawrence Hull, Michael Shinas Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:15PM - 4:30PM		V4.00002: Surface Shear Strain Measurements in Sweeping Wave Experiments Lawrence Hull, James Faulkner, Matthew Briggs Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:30PM - 4:45PM		V4.00003: Embedded optical fibers for PDV measurements in shock-loaded, light and heavy water Patrick Mercier, Jacky Benier, Pierre-Antoine Frugier, Michel Debruyne, Cyril Bolis Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45PM - 5:00PM		V4.00004: Shock Ejecta Entrainment in Gas Michael Furnish Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00PM - 5:15PM		V4.00005: Simultaneous Photonic Doppler Velocimetry and Ultra-high Speed Imaging Techniques to Characterize Pressure Output of Detonators Michael Murphy, Steven Clarke Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:15PM - 5:30PM		V4.00006: A Novel Use of PDV for an Integrated Small-scale Test Platform Carl Trujillo, D.T. Martinez, M. Burkett, J.P. Escobedo, E.K. Cerreta, G.T. Gray III Preview Abstract

Session V5: Materials Science IV

Chair: Pablo Escobedo, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Renaissance Ballroom D

Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:00PM - 4:15PM		V5.00001: Laser Compression of Monocrystalline Tantalum Marc Meyers, Chia-Hui Lu, Bruce Remington, Brian Maddox, Hye-Sook Park, Shon Priesbrey, Bimal Kad, Rain Luo Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:15PM - 4:30PM		V5.00002: Laser Compression of Nanocrystalline Tantalum Chia-Hui Lu, Brian Maddox, Bruce Remington, Eduardo Bringa, Megumi Kawasaki, Terence Langdon, Hye-sook Park, Bimal Kad, Marc Meyers Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:30PM - 4:45PM		V5.00003: Thermophysical Properties of Solid and Liquid Platinum Alloys by a Pulse-Heating Technique Shahid Mehmood, Ulrich E. Klotz, Gernot Pottlacher Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45PM - 5:00PM		V5.00004: Femtosecond laser-driven shock hardening of iron and aluminum Tomokazu Sano, Kazuto Arakawa, Takahiro Tsukada, Yutaro Isshiki, Tomo Ogura, Akio Hirose, Kojiro Kobayashi Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00PM - 5:15PM		V5.00005: The Refractive Index and Transparency of Lithium Fluoride Compressed to 800~GPa Dayne Eric Fratanduono, T.R. Boehly, J.H. Eggert, M.A. Barrios, R. Smith, P.M. Celliers, D.G. Hicks, G.W. Collins, D.D. Meyerhofer Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:15PM - 5:30PM		V5.00006: Electron Back-Scatter Diffraction Analysis of Pre and Post-Deformation Ti-6Al-4V Taylor Impact Specimens Euan Wielewski, Joshua Eggleston, Clive Siviour, Nik Petrinic Preview Abstract

Session V6: Equation of State IV

Chair: Scott Crockett, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Room: Grand Ballroom VI

Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:00PM - 4:30PM		V6.00001: A New Wide-Range Equation of State for Xenon Invited Speaker: Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:30PM - 4:45PM		V6.00002: Properties of dense xenon plasma under double--shock compression to 180 GPa Jun Zheng Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 4:45PM - 5:00PM		V6.00003: Shock compression of precompressed deuterium Michael Armstrong, Jonathan Crowhurst, Joseph Zaug, Alexander Goncharov, Sorin Bastea, Burkhard Militzer Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:00PM - 5:15PM		V6.00004: Ab initio equation of state of hydrogen for inertial fusion applications Lorin X. Benedict, Miguel A. Morales, Eric Schwegler, Isaac Tamblyn, Stanimir A. Bonev, Alfredo A. Correa, Daniel S. Clark, Steven W. Haan Preview Abstract
Thursday, June 30, 2011 5:15PM - 5:30PM		V6.00005: Complex Behavior of Noble Gases under Compression B.A. Nadykto Preview Abstract

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