Densification and Devitrification of Fused Silica Induced by Ballistic Impact: A Computational Investigation

Figure 10

Three partial radial distribution functions for (a) the fused-silica region adjacent to the projectile, after the diamond impactor has penetrated approximately halfway through the target-plate thickness, (b) α-quartz and (c) stishovite.

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