Loading Light single stage gas gun Tension and compression Split-Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bars Loading rates 100/s to 10,000 /s Instron Dynatup Minitower Drop Weight Impact Testing System; 1.1 kg – 4.2 kg; initial drop height can be adjusted up to a maximum of 445 mm MTS Alliance RT/30 screw-driven load frame; 6,600 lbs capacity Spectra Physics Nd:YAG laser; infrared pulse 8-12 ns duration at wavelength of 1064 nm