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@inproceedings{Chapman:2012:10.1063/1.3686313,
author = {Chapman, D and Eakins, D and Williamson, D and Proud, W},
doi = {10.1063/1.3686313},
pages = {442--445},
publisher = {American Institute of Physics},
title = {Index of refraction measurements and window corrections for PMMA under shock compression},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3686313},
year = {2012}
}

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TY  - CPAPER
AB - Symmetric plate impact experiments were performed to investigate the change in the refractive index of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) under shock loading. Flyer and target geometries allowed the measurement of shock velocity, particle velocity, and refractive index in the shocked state, using a Het-V system (1550 nm). The change in refractive index of PMMA as a function of density is generally considered to be well described by the Gladstone-Dale relationship, meaning that the "apparent" velocity measured by a laser velocity interferometer is the "true" velocity, and hence there is no window correction. The results presented here demonstrate that the behaviour of PMMA deviates from an ideal Gladstone-Dale description, requiring a small velocity correction of order 1% at peak stresses up to 1.9 GPa. These results are consistent with literature values measured using a wavelength of 632.8 nm by [1].
AU - Chapman,D
AU - Eakins,D
AU - Williamson,D
AU - Proud,W
DO - 10.1063/1.3686313
EP - 445
PB - American Institute of Physics
PY - 2012///
SP - 442
TI - Index of refraction measurements and window corrections for PMMA under shock compression
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3686313
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/26982
ER -