… a laboratory investigation of pyroclast formation following rapid decompression. Samples
of … fragmentation at temperatures well below those normally associated with magmatic …

… the rapid decompression of highly viscous vesicular magma can generate pyroclastic ejecta
… rapid and complete fragmentation of magma at high temperature. This new fragmentation …

… of magma (with isolated and with connected pores). Experimental results for magma
fragmentation under high decompression … viscous magma fragmentation by rapid decompression …

… with the rapid ascent of magma during subplinian and Plinian eruptions. However, the
condition τ p ≪τη is also met during the rapid decompression of more or less stationary magma, …

… (A) Experimental setup to investigate magma fragmentation by rapid decompression,
based on a shock tube apparatus at LMU Munich. The main parts of this setup are similar in …

… magma, or magma experiencing rapid decompression, or during the ejection of fragments
and their ground impact as well as after their emplacement. Welding of pyroclastic deposits—…

… ‘fragmentation bomb’. These are, to the best of our knowledge, the first in situ fragmentation
speed determinations performed on magma. … involves the rapid decompression of cylindrical …

… and recorded the pressure drop following the rapid decompression of the autoclave and the
fragmentation of the sample, respectively. The … Permeability control on magma fragmentation …

… the magma evolves to a textural maturity at high vesicularity (ie, foams) and thin film instabilities
permit magma fragmentation … silicic magma fragmentation under rapid decompression: a …

… We conducted a rapid decompression experiment using syrup containing gas … for magma
fragmentation using maltose syrup with oxygen bubbles as an analogue of vesicular magma (…