Molecular Dynamics Picture Gallery (2)

Emission in the gas-phase of large polymer chain segments from a polyethylene sample (125 repeat unit s), upon 5 keV fullerene bombardment

(Art courtesy Z. Postawa) 

Amorphous structure of a polyethylene sample (125 repeat units)
Desorption of an intact polyethylene oligomer from a bulk sample under 5 keV C60 bombardment  Amorphous structure of a polyethylene sample (50 repeat units)
Crater formation in an icosane (C20H42)molecular sample, 8 picoseconds after the impact of a 5 keV C60 projectile A 500 eV buckminster- fullerene (yellow) shattering a Ag23 cluster (silver) adsorbed on a polystyrene molecular sample
 
 
Cross-section of the crater formed in icosane by a 5 keV C60 projectile (50 ps after impact) Top view of small fragments ejected from the crater formed in icosane by a 5 keV C60 projectile 
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Crater formed in polyethylene by a 10 keV polystyrene (7.5 kDa) projectile (19 ps after impact)
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Impact of a 5 keV organic droplet in polyethylene (1.4 ps)

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Arnaud Delcorte - Last updated - January 5, 2007