@inproceedings{75e2cdb25cc9423ab07d7bcd8b111624,
title = "Anisotropic decomposition of energetic materials",
abstract = "Using a white x-ray synchrotron beam, we have dynamically studied radiation-induced decomposition in single crystalline PETN and TATB. By monitoring the integrated intensity of selected diffraction spots via a CCD x-ray camera as a function of time, we have found that the decomposition rate varies dramatically depending upon the orientation of the crystalline axes relative to polarized x-ray beam and for differing diffracting conditions (spots) within the same crystalline orientation. We suggest that this effect is due to Compton scattering of the polarized x-rays with electron clouds that is dependent upon their relative orientation. This novel effect may yield valuable insight regarding anisotropic detonation sensitivity in energetic materials such as PETN.",
author = "Michael Pravica and Zachary Quine and Edward Romano and Sean Bajar and Brian Yulga and Wenge Yang and Hooks, \{Daniel Edwin\}",
year = "2007",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1063/1.2832914",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780735404694",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "1117--1120",
booktitle = "Shock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2007",
note = "15th Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2007 ; Conference date: 01-12-2007",
}