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Neil Bourne is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research mainly focuses on fields including Engineering, Materials Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these fields, they have contributed notably to subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

Their work covers multiple specialized topics including Energetic Materials and Combustion, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior, Graphite and Nuclear Technology Radiation Studies, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications.

Neil Bourne has authored several research papers, with publications appearing in various scientific venues. Some of their recent papers include:

  • 4D synchrotron X-ray microtomography of fracture in nuclear graphite after neutron irradiation and radiolytic oxidation, 2020, Carbon
  • 4D micro-scale, phase-contrast X-ray imaging and computed tomography of HMX-based polymer-bonded explosives during thermal runaway, 2021, Combustion and Flame
  • On the transition from weak to strong shock response, 2022, Journal of Applied Physics
  • Mechanistic insights into the initial explosion in the deflagration-to-detonation transition, 2022, Combustion and Flame
  • On Thresholds for Dynamic Strength in Solids, 2021, Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials

Frequently, Bourne publishes in venues such as AIP Conference Proceedings, Combustion and Flame, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, and Carbon. These outlets reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work, spanning experimental studies, computational analysis, and applied material science.

Among their frequent co-authors are Christoph Rau, David S. Eastwood, G. Whiteman, Gary Parker, and Peter Dickson. This indicates that Bourne collaborates extensively with researchers specialized in related fields to advance understanding in dynamic material behavior and combustion phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Hot-spot ignition mechanisms for explosives and propellants

    John Edwin Field;N. K. Bourne;S. J. P. Palmer;S. M. Walley

  • Shock-induced collapse of single cavities in liquids

    N. K. Bourne;J. E. Field

  • On the shock induced failure of brittle solids

    Neil Bourne;Jeremy Millett;Zvi Rosenberg;Natalie Murray

  • Dynamic plasticity and failure of high-purity alumina under shock loading.

    M. W. Chen;M. W. Chen;J. W. McCauley;D. P. Dandekar;N. K. Bourne

  • Liquid-jet impact on liquid and solid surfaces

    T. Obara;N.K. Bourne;J.E. Field

  • On the analysis of transverse stress gauge data from shock loading experiments

    J C F Millett;N K Bourne;Z Rosenberg

  • On the laser ignition and initiation of explosives

    Neil Bourne

  • High‐speed photography of compressive failure waves in glasses

    N. K. Bourne;Z. Rosenberg;J. E. Field

  • Design and construction of the UK plate impact facility

    N K Bourne;Z Rosenberg;D J Johnson;J E Field

  • Bubble collapse and the initiation of explosion

    N. K. Bourne;John Edwin Field

  • Shock response of tantalum: Lateral stress and shear strength through the front

    G. T. Gray;N. K. Bourne;J. C. F. Millett

  • On the collapse of cavities

    Neil Bourne

  • A 50 mm bore gas gun for dynamic loading of materials and structures

    Neil Bourne

  • Delayed failure in shocked silicon carbide

    Neil Bourne;Jeremy Millett;Ian Pickup

  • The behavior of an epoxy resin under one-dimensional shock loading

    J. C. F. Millett;N. K. Bourne;N. R. Barnes

  • The effect of orientation on the shock response of a carbon fibre-epoxy composite

    J.C.F. Millett;N.K. Bourne;N.K. Bourne;Y.J.E. Meziere;R. Vignjevic;R. Vignjevic

  • Effect of pulse duration and strain rate on incipient spall fracture in copper

    J. N. Johnson;G. T. Gray;N. K. Bourne

  • Shock-wave compression of a porous material

    A. D. Resnyansky;N. K. Bourne

  • Shock-induced brittle failure of boron carbide

    Neil Bourne

  • The temperature of a shock-collapsed cavity

    N.K Bourne;A.M Milne

Frequent Co-Authors

George T. Gray
George T. Gray Los Alamos National Laboratory
Philip J. Withers
Philip J. Withers University of Manchester
John E. Field
John E. Field University of Cambridge
Mingwei Chen
Mingwei Chen Southern University of Science and Technology
Kenneth S. Vecchio
Kenneth S. Vecchio University of California, San Diego
Alexander Rack
Alexander Rack European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Constantinos Soutis
Constantinos Soutis University of Manchester
Gary Parker
Gary Parker University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jonathan M. Huntley
Jonathan M. Huntley Loughborough University
Stephen R Reid
Stephen R Reid University of Aberdeen

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