Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Laser-driven Shock Waves in Molecular Materials
- 1 May 1998
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 314 (1) , 25-36
Abstract
The “nanoshock technique” for generating shock waves in molecular materials at high repetition rates is described. Ultrafast spectroscopy is used to study shock waves in crystalline anthracene, a high explosive NTO, and a molecular nanomachine, the heme protein myoglobin.Keywords
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