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An adsorption model of insoluble particle activation: Application to black carbon by Henson, B. F.

“…We present a model of insoluble particle activation based on a modification of the Köhler equation in which we introduce a term based on the activity of water…”
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Intercomparison of Calorimetry, Raman Spectroscopy, and Second Harmonic Generation Applied to Solid−Solid Phase Transitions by Smilowitz, L, Henson, B. F, Romero, J. J

“…This paper compares several different observables for use in measuring the kinetics of solid−solid phase transitions. Relative advantages and disadvantages for…”
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Dependence of quasiliquid thickness on the liquid activity: A bulk thermodynamic theory of the interface by HENSON, B. F, ROBINSON, J. M

“…Studies of the phenomenon of quasiliquid formation span systems as diverse as noble gases, complex organic molecules, and metals, and span triple point…”
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Methane thermodynamics in nanoporous ice: A new methane reservoir on Titan by Voss, L. F., Henson, B. F., Robinson, J. M.

“…A porous, icy regolith has been proposed to house a methane/ethane/nitrogen liquid reservoir on Titan. The thermodynamics of such a mesoporous reservoir with a…”
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Finding the “lost-time” in detonator function by Smilowitz, L., Remelius, D., Suvorova, N., Bowlan, P., Oschwald, D., Henson, B. F.

“…Exploding bridgewire (EBW) detonators were invented during the Manhattan Project over 75 years ago. Initially developed for precise timing and reproducibility,…”
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Internal sub-sonic burning during an explosion viewed via dynamic X-ray radiography by Smilowitz, L., Henson, B. F., Oschwald, D., Suvorova, N., Remelius, D.

“…We observe internal convective and conductive burn front propagation and solid consumption subsequent to thermal ignition for plastic bonded formulations of…”
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Embedded fiber Bragg grating pressure measurement during thermal ignition of a high explosive by Rodriguez, G., Smilowitz, L., Henson, B. F.

“…A high-speed fiber Bragg grating based pressure-only measurement is reported for the high explosive PBXN-9 under thermal initiation conditions. During…”
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Thermal decomposition of energetic materials viewed via dynamic x-ray radiography by Smilowitz, L., Henson, B. F., Romero, J. J., Oschwald, D.

“…We describe the evolution of solid density, leading up to ignition in the slow thermal decomposition of the solid organic secondary explosive…”
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Evaluation of reaction kinetics models for meso-scale simulations of hotspot initiation and growth in HMX by Rai, N.K., Koundinyan, S.P., Sen, O., Schweigert, I.V., Henson, B.F., Udaykumar, H.S.

“…Meso-scale modeling of heterogeneous energetic materials requires accurate description of the chemical reaction model that governs the decomposition of solid…”
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Thermal cook–off response of confined PBX 9501 by Dickson, P. M., Asay, B. W, Henson, B. F., Smilowitz, L. B.

“…The thermal cook–off response of energetic materials (ignition resulting from direct, bulk thermal heating) is important from a safety point of view, but also…”
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X-ray transmission movies of spontaneous dynamic events by Smilowitz, L, Henson, B F, Holmes, M, Novak, A, Oschwald, D, Dolgonos, P, Qualls, B

“…We describe a new x-ray radiographic imaging system which allows for continuous x-ray transmission imaging of spontaneous dynamic events. We demonstrate this…”
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Direct observation of the phenomenology of a solid thermal explosion using time-resolved proton radiography by Smilowitz, L, Henson, B F, Romero, J J, Asay, B W, Schwartz, C L, Saunders, A, Merrill, F E, Morris, C L, Kwiatkowski, K, Hogan, G, Nedrow, P, Murray, M M, Thompson, T N, McNeil, W, Rightley, P, Marr-Lyon, M

“…We present a new phenomenology for burn propagation inside a thermal explosion based on dynamic radiography. Radiographic images were obtained of an aluminum…”
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Dynamic Observation of a Thermally Activated Structure Change in 1,3,5-Triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) by Second Harmonic Generation by Son, S. F, Asay, B. W, Henson, B. F, Sander, R. K, Ali, A. N, Zielinski, P. M, Phillips, D. S, Schwarz, R. B, Skidmore, C. B

“…Using optical second harmonic generation (SHG) we observe, for the first time, a structural change in the energetic material (dry-aminated production grade)…”
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In situ observation of self-propagating high temperature syntheses of Ta5Si3, Ti5Si3 and TiB2 by proton and X-ray radiography by Bernert, T., Winkler, B., Haussühl, E., Trouw, F., Vogel, S.C., Hurd, A.J., Smilowitz, L., Henson, B.F., Merrill, F.E., Morris, C.L., Mariam, F.G., Saunders, A., Juarez-Arellano, E.A.

“…Self-propagating high temperature reactions of tantalum and titanium with silicon and titanium with boron were studied using proton and X-ray radiography,…”
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A constitutive model for the non-shock ignition and mechanical response of high explosives by Bennett, Joel G., Haberman, Keith S., Johnson, James N., Asay, Blaine W.

“…An understanding of the non-shock ignition properties of energetic particulate composite materials, high explosives such as PBX-9501 is an important part of…”
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Dynamic Measurement of the HMX β - δ Phase Transition by Second Harmonic Generation by Henson, B. F., Asay, B. W, Sander, R. K., Son, S. F., Robinson, J. M., Dickson, P. M.

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Methods for the high-resolution Raman spectroscopy of seeded molecular beams: interferometry applied to ionization-detected stimulated Raman spectroscopy by Hartland, G. V, Henson, B. F, Connell, L. L, Corcoran, T. C, Felker, P. M

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Quantitative Measurements of Multilayer Physical Adsorption on Heterogeneous Surfaces from Nonlinear Light Scattering by Henson, B. F., Wilson, K. R., Robinson, J. M.

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Laser synchronization of a thermal explosion by Smilowitz, L., Henson, B. F., Sandstrom, M. M., Romero, J. J., Asay, B. W.

“…The authors describe a method by which prompt ignition of thermal explosions is achieved. A convergent heating geometry is applied to a solid cylindrical…”
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Ionization-loss stimulated Raman spectroscopy of jet-cooled hydrogen-bonded complexes containing phenols by Hartland, Gregory V, Henson, Bryan F, Venturo, Vincent A, Felker, Peter M

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