title: Note: Heated flyer-plate impact system.
abstract: A technique for launching heated flyer plates was developed on a single-stage gas gun. This type of impact creates a well-posed mechanical state and a tunable thermal state, which is useful for calibrating dynamic temperature measurements. Proof-of-principle thermoreflectance measurements were performed using this technique. Since the target remains at room temperature until the moment of impact, heated flyers avoid differential expansion and annealing issues, allowing novel impact experiments to be performed.
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Seagle
authors.affiliation: Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ao
authors.affiliation: National Security Technologies, Albuquerque Operations, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hacking