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Anderson, W. W. and Ahrens, Thomas (2012) Physics of intact capture of cometary coma dust samples; ISBN 978-0-7354-1006-0; Shock compression of condensed matter 2011; 875-878; 10.1063/1.3686417
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Mosenfelder, Jed L., el al. (2009) Advances in Shock Compression of Mantle Materials and Implications; ISBN 978-0-7354-0732-9; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2009; 859-862; 10.1063/1.3295278
Fat'yanov, Oleg V. and Asimow, Paul D., el al. (2009) Shock temperatures of preheated MgO; ISBN 978-0-7354-0732-9; Shock-induced spall in copper: The effects of anisotropy, temperature, defects and loading pulse; 855-858; 10.1063/1.3295277
Ai, H. A. and Ahrens, T. J. (2006) Numerical Modeling of Shock-Induced Damage for Granite under Dynamic Loading; ISBN 0-7354-0341-4; Shock compression of condensed matter--2005 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held at Baltimore, MD 31 July-5 August, 2005; 1431-1434; 10.1063/1.2263593
Ni, Sidao and Ahrens, Thomas J. (2005) Giant impact-induced blow-off of primordial atmosphere; ISBN 9780813723846; Large Meteorite Impacts III; 427-432; 10.1130/0-8137-2384-1.427
Stewart, Sarah T. and Ahrens, Thomas J., el al. (2004) Impact-Induced Melting of Near-Surface Water Ice on Mars; ISBN 0735401810; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2003: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter; 1484-1487; 10.1063/1.1780519
Luo, Sheng-Nian and Ahrens, Thomas J., el al. (2004) Melting at the Limit of Superheating; ISBN 0735401810; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2003: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter; 172-175; 10.1063/1.1780210
Stewart, S. T. and Ahrens, T. J. (2004) A New H2O Ice Hugoniot: Implications for Planetary Impact Events; ISBN 0735401810; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2003: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter; 1478-1483
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Shen, Andy H., el al. (2004) Giant Impact Induced Atmospheric Blow-Off; ISBN 0-7354-0181-0; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter -- 2003: Proceedings of the 13th Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter; 1419-1422; 10.1063/1.1780504
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Xia, Kaiwen, el al. (2002) Depth of Cracking beneath Impact Craters: New Constraint for Impact Velocity; ISBN 0-7354-0068-7; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter -- 2001: Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter; 1393-1396; 10.1063/1.1483799
Jyoti, G. and Gupta, Satish C., el al. (2000) Mass spectrometer calibration of Cosmic Dust Analyzer; ISBN 1-56396-923-8; Shock compression of condensed matter--1999 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held at Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999; 967-970
Stewart, Sarah T. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (2000) Shock wave propagation in porous ice; ISBN 1-56396-923-8; Shock compression of condensed matter--1999 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock COmpression of Condensed Matter held at Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999; 1243-1246; 10.1063/1.1303686
Liu, C. and Ahrens, Thomas J., el al. (2000) Vitreous GeO2 response to shock loading; ISBN 1-56396-923-8; Shock compression of condensed matter--1999 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held at Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999; 275-278; 10.1063/1.1303472
Liu, C. and Ahrens, T. J. (2000) Penetration depth time history measurement method; ISBN 1-56396-923-8; Shock compression of condensed matter--1999 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held at Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999; 1039-1042; 10.1063/1.1303645
Gupta, Satish C. and Ahrens, Thomas J., el al. (2000) Shock induced vaporization of anhydrite CaSO4 and calcite CaCO3; ISBN 1-56396-923-8; Shock compression of condensed matter--1999 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held at Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999; 1259-1262
Gupta, Satish C. and Love, Stanley G., el al. (2000) Shock temperatures in calcite (CaCO3): Implication for shock induced decomposition; ISBN 1-56396-923-8; Shock compression of condensed matter--1999 : proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter held at Snowbird, Utah, June 27-July 2, 1999; 1263-1266; 10.1063/1.1303691
Chen, George Q. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1998) Radio frequency heating coils for shock wave experiments; ISBN 1-55899-404-1; High-pressure materials research : symposium held December 1-4, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; 63-71; 10.1557/PROC-499-63
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Holland, Kathleen G., el al. (1998) Shock temperatures and the melting point of iron; ISBN 1-56396-833-9; Shock compression of condensed matter 1997; 133-136; 10.1063/1.55518
Holland, Kathleen G. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1998) Properties of LiF and Al_2O_3 to 240 GPa for Metal Shock Temperature Measurements; ISBN 9780875900834; Properties of Earth and Planetary Materials at High Pressure and Temperature; 335-343; 10.1029/GM101p0335
Liu, C. L. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1998) Wave generations from confined explosions in rocks; ISBN 1-56396-833-9; Shock compression of condensed matter 1997; 859-862; 10.1063/1.55601
Anderson, William W. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1998) Shock wave equations of state of chondritic meteorites; ISBN 1-56396-833-9; Shock compression of condensed matter 1997; 115-118; 10.1063/1.55475
Chen, George Q. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1997) High pressure and high temperature equation of state of gamma and liquid iron; ISBN 1-55899-404-1; High-pressure materials research : symposium held December 1-4, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.; 41-61; 10.1557/PROC-499-41
He, Hongliang and Jin, Xiaogang, el al. (1996) Characteristic of dynamic tensile fracture in augite-peridotite; ISBN 1-56396-566-6; Shock compression of condensed matter 1995; 593-596; 10.1063/1.50630
Luo, Cangli and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1996) Stress wave attenuation in shock damaged rock; ISBN 1-56396-566-6; Shock compression of condensed matter 1995; 589-592; 10.1063/1.50816
Ahrens, Thomas J. (1996) Geophysical and Material Science Implications of the Post-Stishovite Phase; ISBN 4944122012; Advanced materials '96: new trends in high pressure research; 1-4
Chen, George Q. and Ahrens, Thomas J., el al. (1996) Theory of shock magnetization of asteroids Gaspra and Ida; ISBN 1-56396-566-6; Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 1995; 929-932; 10.1063/1.50597
Ahrens, Thomas J. (1996) Application of shock compression science to Earth and planetary physics; ISBN 1-56396-566-6; Shock compression of condensed matter 1995; 3-8; 10.1063/1.50667
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Johnson, Mary L. (1995) Shock Wave Data for Rocks; ISBN 9780875908533; A Handbook of Physical Constants; 35-44; 10.1029/RF003p0035
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Johnson, Mary L. (1995) Shock wave data for minerals; ISBN 0875908527; Mineral Physics & Crystallography: A Handbook of Physical Constants; 143-184; 10.1029/rf002p0143
Ahrens, Thomas J. (1995) Preface; ISBN 9780875908519; Global earth physics: a handbook of physical constants; vii-vii; 10.1002/9781118668078.fmatter
Yang, Wenbo and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1994) Oblique impact jetting of geological materials; ISBN 1-56396-219-5; High-pressure science and technology, 1993; 835-838; 10.1063/1.46229
O'Keefe, John D. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1994) Impact-induced melting of planetary surfaces; ISBN 9780813722931; Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution; 103-109; 10.1130/SPE293-p103
Gallagher, Kathleen G. and Yang, Wenbo, el al. (1994) Free-Surface light emission from shocked Teflon; 10.1063/1.46380
Duffy, Thomas S. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1994) Free surface velocity profiles in molybdenum shock compressed at 1400 °C; ISBN 1-56396-219-5; High-pressure science and technology, 1993; 1079-1082; 10.1063/1.46292
Yang, W. and Chen, G., el al. (1994) Shock compression and isentropic release of rhyolite; ISBN 1-56396-219-5; High-pressure science and technology, 1993; 1115-1118; 10.1063/1.46484
Gallagher, Kathleen G. and Bass, Jay D., el al. (1994) Shock Temperature of Stainless Steel and a High Pressure - High Temperature Constraint on Thermal Diffusivity of Al_2O_3; ISBN 1-56396-219-5; High-pressure science and technology, 1993; 963-966; 10.1063/1.46195
Evans, Noreen Joyce and Shahinpoor, M., el al. (1994) Hypervelocity impact: Ejecta velocity, angle, and composition; ISBN 9780813722931; Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution; 93-101; 10.1130/SPE293-p93
Duffy, Thomas S. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1994) Shock compression and release of polycrystalline magnesium oxide; ISBN 1-56396-219-5; High-pressure science and technology, 1993; 1107-1110; 10.1063/1.46299
Duffy, Thomas S. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1992) Lateral Variations in Lower Mantle Seismic Velocity; ISBN 9781118663929; High‐Pressure Research: Application to Earth and Planetary Sciences; 197-205; 10.1029/gm067p0197
Duffy, Thomas S. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1992) Hugoniot Sound Velocities in Metals with Applications to the Earth's Inner Core; ISBN 9781118663929; High‐Pressure Research: Application to Earth and Planetary Sciences; 353-361; 10.1029/gm067p0353
Ahrens, T. J. (1990) Earth Accretion; ISBN 0-19-506619-7; Origin of the Earth; 211-227
Bass, Jay D. and Svendsen, Bob, el al. (1988) The temperature of shock compressed iron; ISBN 0875902405; Elastic Properties and Equations of State; 532-541; 10.1029/sp026p0532
Ahrens, Thomas J. (1988) Equations of state of iron sulfide and constraints on the sulfur content of the Earth; ISBN 0875902405; Elastic Properties and Equations of State; 427-440; 10.1029/sp026p0427
Bass, Jay D. and Svendsen, Bob, el al. (1987) The temperature of shock compressed iron; ISBN 0875900666; High‐Pressure Research in Mineral Physics: A Volume in Honor of Syun‐iti Akimoto; 393-402; 10.1029/gm039p0393
Svendsen, Bob and Ahrens, Thomas J., el al. (1987) Optical radiation from shock-compressed materials and interfaces; ISBN 0875900666; High‐Pressure Research in Mineral Physics: A Volume in Honor of Syun‐iti Akimoto; 403-423; 10.1029/gm039p0403
Thadhani, Naresh N. and Vreeland, Thad, Jr., el al. (1986) Shock Consolidation of Ni-Ti Alloy Powder
Schmitt, D. R. and Smither, C. L., el al. (1986) Holographic Measurement Of Elastic Moduli
Schwarz, R. B. and Kasiraj, P., el al. (1984) The Effect of Shock Duration on the Dynamic Consolidation of Powders; ISBN 9780444869043; Shock waves in condensed matter 1983; 435-438; 10.1016/B978-0-444-86904-3.50098-1
Vreeland, T., Jr. and Kasiraj, P., el al. (1983) Shock Consolidation of Powders – Theory and Experiment; ISBN 9780444009357; Rapidly Solidified Metastable Materials; 139-143; 10.1557/PROC-28-139
Ahrens, Thomas J. and O'Keefe, John D. (1983) Impact of an asteroid or comet in the ocean and extinction of terrestrial life; 10.1029/2003JE002184
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Kostka, D., el al. (1983) Shock Compaction of Molybdenum Powder; ISBN 9780444869043; Shock waves in condensed matter; 443-446; 10.1016/B978-0-444-86904-3.50100-7
Kasiraj, Prakash and Vreeland, Thad, Jr., el al. (1983) Mechanical Properties of a Shock Consolidated Steel Powder; ISBN 9780444600172; Shock Waves in Condensed Matter; 439-442; 10.1016/B978-0-444-86904-3.50099-3
Lyzenga, Gregory A. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1982) One-dimensional isentropic compression; ISBN 0-88318-177-0; Shock waves in condensed matter--1981; 231-235; 10.1063/1.33365
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Boslough, Mark B., el al. (1982) Shock wave apparatus for studying minerals at high pressure and impact phenomena on planetary surfaces; ISBN 0-88318-177-0; Shock Waves in Condensed Matter-1981; 631-633; 10.1063/1.33290
Boslough, M. B. and Ahrens, T. J. (1982) A method of determining points on the principal isentropes of molecular liquids; ISBN 0-88318-177-0; Shock Waves in Condensed Matter - 1981; 236-240; 10.1063/1.33366
Kondo, K. and Ahrens, T. J., el al. (1982) Electrical and optical measurements on fused quartz under shock compression; ISBN 0-88318-177-0; Shock Waves in Condensed Matter-1981; 299-303; 10.1063/1.33328
Vizgirda, Joana and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1982) Structural study of Cactus Crater; ISBN 0080280749; Proceedings of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; 1623-1639
O'Keefe, John D. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1982) The interaction of the Cretaceous/Tertiary Extinction Bolide with the atmosphere, ocean, and solid Earth; 10.1130/SPE190-p103
Ahrens, T. J. and Lyzenga, G. A., el al. (1982) Temperatures Induced by Shock Waves in Minerals: Applications to Geophysics; ISBN 978-90-277-1439-8; High-pressure research in geophysics; 579-594
Lange, Manfred A. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1981) Fragmentation of ice by low velocity impact; ISBN 0080280749; Proceedings of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; 1667-1687
Goto, T. and Rossman, G. R., el al. (1979) Absorption spectroscopy in solids under shock compression; ISBN 9780306400698; High-Pressure Science and Technology: Sixth AIRAPT Conference; 895-900
Jeanloz, Raymond and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1978) The equation of state of a lunar anorthosite: 60025
Ahrens, Thomas J. and O'Keefe, John D. (1978) Energy and mass distributions of impact ejecta blankets on the moon and Mercury; ISBN 0080229662; 9th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference; 3787-3802
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Jackson, Ian, el al. (1977) Shock compression and adiabatic release of a titaniferous mare basalt; ISBN 0080220525; 8th Lunar Science Conference; 3437-3455
Jeanloz, R. and Ahrens, T. J. (1977) Pyroxenes and olivines; structural implications of shock-wave data for high pressure phases; ISBN 9780124687509; High-Pressure research: applications in geophysics; 439-461
Ahrens, Thomas J. and O'Keefe, John D. (1977) Equations of state and impact-induced shock-wave attenuation on the moon
O'Keefe, John D. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1977) Impact-induced energy partitioning, melting, and vaporization on terrestrial planets; ISBN 0080220525; 8th Lunar Science Conference; 3357-3374
O'Keefe, John D. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1976) Impact ejecta on the moon; ISBN 0080217710; 7th Lunar Science Conference; 3007-3025
O'Keefe, John D. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1976) Shock effects from a large impact on the moon; ISBN 9780080205663; Lunar Science Conference; 2831-2844
Jeanloz, Raymond and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1976) Alkali mobility in shocked basalt; ISBN 0080217710; 7th Lunar Science Conference; 1623-1632
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Tsay, Fun-Dow, el al. (1976) Shock-induced fine-grained recrystallization of olivine: Evidence against subsolidus reduction of Fe^(2+); ISBN 0080217710; 7th Lunar Science Conference; 1143-1156
Snee, Lawrence W. and Ahrens, Thomas J. (1975) Shock-induced deformation features in terrestrial peridot and lunar dunite; ISBN 9780080205663; Proceedings of the Sixth Lunar Science Conference; 833-842
Ahrens, Thomas J. and Cole, David M. (1974) Shock compression and adiabatic release of lunar fines from Apollo 17
Ahrens, Thomas J. and O'Keefe, John D., el al. (1973) Shock compression of a recrystallized anorthositic rock from Apollo 15
Ahrens, T. J. (1971) Shock-wave Equations of State of Minerals
Ahrens, T. J. and Petersen, C. F. (1969) Shock wave data and the study of the Earth; ISBN 978-0471745051; The application of modern physics to the earth and planetary interiors; 449-461