Local Shock Properties Measurement Using Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract

In this article, the dynamic response of a heterogeneous microstructure of polymer bonded composite was analyzed to a short duration shock pulse. The composite microstructure studied is a polymerbonded sugar (PBS) with single-crystal sucrose embedded inside the polydimethylsiloxane binder. The shock pulse was created by the impact of the aluminum disk at high speeds using a laser-based projectile launch system. The mechanical response on the microscale domain was measured using ultrafast time-resolved Raman spectroscopy. The in-situ analysis of the change in Raman spectra from PBS during shock compression was captured in the time domain using a streak camera. The results show a steeply rising shock front after the impact where the shock pressure rise time was estimated from the time-resolved Raman spectra. The viscoplastic behavior in the local microscale domain was characterized by quantifying effective shock viscosity measured in the vicinity of the crystal-binder interface.