Fig. 3

Outcome of a collision between a target and projectile with the same φσ for different inhomogeneities. In all cases, the target and projectile radii are rt = 10 cm and rp = 6 cm, respectively, and the collision velocity is v0 = 10 m s-1. Analogous to the initial targets in Fig. 2, the standard deviations for the Gaussian of the initial targets are φσ = 0 a), φσ = 0.01 b), φσ = 0.02 c), φσ = 0.03 d), φσ = 0.04 e), and φσ = 0.05 f). The collision outcome is shown in the impact direction. In the homogeneous case a) and for small inhomogeneities b), the target stays intact and forms one massive object with the projectile. For φσ ≥ 0.02, the target fragments c)–f). The fragment sizes decrease with increasing φσ and at the same time the number of fragments increases.
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