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List of works by Thomas J. Ahrens

A theory for the shock-wave consolidation of powders

Absorption Spectroscopy in Solids under Shock Compression

Absorption spectra of Cr3+ in Al2O3 under shock compression

Absorption spectrum of shock-compressed Fe2+-bearing MgO and the radiative conductivity of the lower mantle

scholarly article

B1-b2 transition in calcium oxide from shock-wave and diamond-cell experiments

scientific article published in November 1979

Bugbuster—survivability of living bacteria upon shock compression

scholarly article

Conference explores new research in the deep Earth and planetary volatiles

Constraining the Evolution of ZZ Ceti

scientific article published in the Astrophysical Journal

Deflection and fragmentation of near-Earth asteroids

scientific article published in Nature

Densities of liquid silicates at high pressures.

scientific article published in November 1984

Direct shock wave loading of Stishovite to 235 GPa: Implications for perovskite stability relative to an oxide assemblage at lower mantle conditions

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Dynamic Compression of Enstatite

journal article from 'Journal of Geophysical Research' published in 1971

Dynamic compression of Earth materials

scientific article published on 01 March 1980

Effects of shock-induced cracks on the ultrasonic velocity and attenuation in granite

scholarly article

Eugene M. Shoemaker (1928-97)

scientific article published in Nature

Fractionation of ruthenium from iridium at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary

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Giant impact-induced blow-off of primordial atmosphere

Hugoniot equation of state of periclase to 200 GPa

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Hypervelocity impact: Ejecta velocity, angle, and composition

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Impact Erosion of Planetary Atmospheres: Some Surprising Results

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Impact Mechanics and Frequency of SL9-Type Events on Jupiter☆

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Impact mechanics of the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction bolide

scientific article published in Nature

Impact production of C02 by the Cretaceous/Tertiary extinction bolide and the resultant heating of the Earth

scientific article published in Nature

Impact-induced devolatilization and hydrogen isotopic fractionation of serpentine: implications for planetary accretion

scientific article published on 01 May 1990

In situ dust measurements in the inner Saturnian system

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Meteorite impact ejecta: dependence of mass and energy lost on planetary escape velocity

scientific article published on December 1977

Molecular dynamics modeling of stishovite

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Multiwavelength optical pyrometer for shock compression experiments

scientific article published in November 1979

Oblique impact: a process for obtaining meteorite samples from other planets

scientific article published on 01 October 1986

Observations of impact-induced molten metal-silicate partitioning

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Origin of asteroid rotation rates in catastrophic impacts

scientific article published in March 1997

Polymorphism, superheating, and amorphization of silica upon shock wave loading and release

scientific article published in 2003

Shock Metamorphism of Silicate Glasses

journal article from 'Journal of Geophysical Research' published in 1971

Shock compression of feldspars

scholarly article

Shock-compressed MgSiO3 glass, enstatite, olivine, and quartz: Optical emission, temperatures, and melting

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Shock-produced olivine glass: first observation

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The Cassini Cosmic Dust Analyzer

The Melting Curve of Iron to 250 Gigapascals: A Constraint on the Temperature at Earth's Center

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The MgSiO3system at high pressure: Thermodynamic properties of perovskite, postperovskite, and melt from global inversion of shock and static compression data

scientific article published in January 2009

The equation of state of Mg0.6Fe0.4O to 200 GPa

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The equation of state of a molten komatiite: 2. Application to komatiite petrogenesis and the Hadean Mantle

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The everchanging pulsating white dwarf GD358

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The pulsation modes of the pre-white dwarf PG 1159-035

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics

The role of iron partitioning in mantle composition, evolution, and scale of convection

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Thermodynamic properties of Mg2SiO4 liquid at ultra-high pressures from shock measurements to 200 GPa on forsterite and wadsleyite

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Time-of-flight mass spectrometry of mineral volatilization: toward direct composition analysis of shocked mineral vapor

scientific article published on April 1, 2012

Ultrafast growth of wadsleyite in shock-produced melts and its implications for early solar system impact processes

scientific article published on 10 August 2009

Water storage in the mantle

scientific article published in Nature

Whole Earth telescope observations of the ZZ Ceti star HL Tau 76

scientific article published in Astronomy and Astrophysics