constructed to facilitate high temperature, high pressure, gas phase experiments at facilities
such as synchrotron light sources where space is limited and many experiments need to be
averaged to obtain adequate signal levels. The shock tube is designed to generate reaction
conditions of T> 600 K, P< 100 bars at a cycle rate of up to 4 Hz. The design of the apparatus
is discussed in detail, and data are presented to demonstrate that well-formed shock waves …