Speaker
Mr
Karl Hope
(University of Edinburgh)
Description
Energetic materials (explosives, propellants and pyrotechnics) form a key foundation of our group's research - primarily in examining how the crystal structures of these materials affect their explosive properties and sensitivity to stimuli. To look at these structures, we make great use of neutron diffraction, especially under extreme conditions - in situ diffraction at high pressures allows us to observe how a material's structure could behave during a detonation, where elevated pressures routinely occur. Due to the hydrogen content of these materials, deuteration is usually necessary to ensure diffraction will give useful structural data. However, deuterating these compounds can pose some unique challenges. This talk will highlight some of our efforts to deuterate these types of materials, and where improvements could be made.
Primary author
Mr
Karl Hope
(University of Edinburgh)
Co-author
Prof.
Colin Pulham
(University of Edinburgh)
