Abstract Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities are well-known
pathways towards turbulent mixing layers, in many cases characterized by significant mass …

Ultrafast radiographic imaging and tracking (U-RadIT) use state-of-the-art ionizing particle
and light sources to experimentally study sub-nanosecond transients or dynamic processes …

Photonic Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) is a fiber-based diagnostic for the extreme conditions
created by high-speed impact, explosive detonation, electrical pulsed power, and intense …

The Richtmyer–Meshkov instability (RMI) is a phenomenon that occurs at the interface of two
substances of different densities due to an impulsive acceleration, such as a shock wave …

Theoretical analysis of Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) experiments for solid strength
shows that the strain rate for a given shock should be inversely proportional to the length …

Abstract Recently, Richtmyer–Meshkov Instabilities (RMI) have been proposed for studying
the average strength at strain rates up to at least 10 7/s. RMI experiments involve shocking a …

Recently, Richtmyer-Meshkov instability (RMI) experiments driven by high explosives and
fielded with perturbations on a free surface have been used to study strength at extreme …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an attractive approach for the design and fabrication of
structures capable of achieving controlled mechanical response of the underlying …

A high-speed X-ray diffraction technique was recently developed at the 32-ID-B beamline of
the Advanced Photon Source for studying highly dynamic, yet non-repeatable and …

The short pulse duration, small effective source size and high flux of synchrotron radiation is
ideally suited for probing a wide range of transient deformation processes in materials under …