Shock-wave studies: modeling the giant planets

Conference · Mon Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5234062

Ross, M

The giant planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - differ markedly from the inner, or terrestrial, planets. Observations of their average density, gravitational moments, and atmospheric composition have enabled astrophysicists to draw some conclusions as to their structure, but efforts have been hampered by a lack of accurate data on the chemical, physical, and thermodynamic properties of constituent materials at the extremely high temperatures and pressures characteristic of planetary interiors. Shock-wave experiments conducted recently at LLNL have provided more accurate equations of state and electrical conductivities for many of these materials, and these have led to improved structural models of the giant planets.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5234062
• Report Number(s): UCRL-86481; CONF-810827-15; ON: DE82016768
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640107* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Planetary Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF STATE
JUPITER PLANET
NEPTUNE PLANET
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLANETS
SATURN PLANET
SHOCK WAVES
STRUCTURAL MODELS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
URANUS PLANET