Program overview

TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 29 JULY 1997

15:30 J1.01 Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Reactions at Static High Pressures and Pulsed Laser Heating

T.P. Russell (Naval Research Laboratory, Chemistry Division, Code 6110)

16:00 J1.02 Molecular and unit cell deformation of pentaerythritol tetranitrate up to 4.1 GPa

Jerry Dick, Robert von Dreele (Los Alamos National Loboratory)

16:15 J1.03 Real-Time Chemical Changes Induced by Pulsed Laser Heating in Ammonium Perchlorate at Static High Pressures

G.I. Pangilinan (Nova Research Inc./Naval Research Laboratory), T.P. Russell (Naval Research Laboratory)

16:30 J1.04 Pressure Dependent Laser Induced Decomposition of RDX

Tod R. Botcher, H. D. Ladouceur, T. P. Russell (Naval Research Laboratory)

15:30 J2.01 Shock Induced Reactions in Energetic Materials, studied by Molecular Dynamics with directly evaluated Quantum Mechanical Potentials.

P.J. Haskins, M.D. Cook (Defence Research Agency, Fort Halstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN14 7BP, UK)

15:45 J2.02 Detonation Hugoniot for ozone from MD simulations.

J. J. C. Barrett (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC), M. L. Elert (U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD), D. H. Robertson (Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN), C. T. White (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC)

16:00 J2.03 Self-Similar Behavior from Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Detonations

D. H. Robertson (Indiana U. - Purdue U. Indianapolis), James J. C. Barrett, M. L. Elert, C. T. White (Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC)

16:15 J2.04 Molecular Dynamics Investigation of the Effects of Variation in Energy Release on Detonation Initiation

Mark Elert (U. S. Naval Academy), James J. C. Barrett, Carter T. White (Naval Research Laboratory), Daniel Robertson (Indiana U. - Purdue U., Indianapolis)

16:30 J2.05 Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Calculations of the Physical Properties of RDX, HMX, and TATB

Thomas D. Sewell (Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545)

16:45 J2.06 Safety of Explosives: Studies at a Molecular Level

P. Simonetti, D. Mathieu (CEA)

15:30 J3.01 Performance Analysis of a New 3-stage Light Gas Gun

L.A. Glenn (LLNL)

15:45 J3.02 A High-Dynamic-Pressure Recovery System for Liquids

Scott A. Mullin, Robert D. Young (Southwest Research Institute)

16:00 J3.03 High Strain Rate Characterization of Plastics and Foams Using Polymeric Split Hopkinson Bar

Omar Sawas (University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton OH 45469-0182), N. S. Brar (University of Dayton research Institute, Dayton OH 45469-0182)

16:15 J3.04 Experimental Techniques for Laser-Launching Miniature (2 - 50 micron, thick) Flyer Plates for 1-D Impacts for Dynamic Property Measurements

D. L. Paisley, S.A. Sheffield, D.B. Stahl (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

16:30 J3.05 Table-Top Laser-Driven Shock Device for Real Time Measurement of Shock-Induced Transformation and Reaction

K. Ito, T. Aizawa (Department of Metallurgy, University of Tokyo, Japan)

16:45 J3.06 Sounding Experiments of High Pressure Gas Discharge

Joachim K. Biele (Federal Armed Forces Technical Center for Weapons and Ammunition (WTD 91), Meppen, Germany)