Laboratory investigation of shock-induced dissociation of buckminsterfullerene and astrophysical insights

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Table 1

Typical characteristics of the shock wave.

Expt.	Vel. (km s⁻¹)	M	T (K)		P_r (bar)	Λ (nm)	τ_coll (ps)
			T_i	T_r
1	1.52	4.65	2354	5174	15.44	22	57
2	1.59	4.81	2431	5358	16.63	21	54
3	1.54	4.86	2273	4978	14.42	23	60
4	1.51	4.59	2306	5057	14.48	23	60
5	1.64	4.98	2589	5738	17.43	22	50
6	1.61	4.89	2572	5695	16.44	23	56
7	1.56	4.87	2480	5481	15.34	24	59

Notes. M is the incident Mach number; T_i and T_r are the incident and reflected shock temperatures; P_r is the reflected shock pressure; Λ is the mean free path of C₆₀ molecules in the Ar bath gas; τ is the mean time between collisions.

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