Condensed matter at high shock pressures

Conference · Fri Jul 12 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5297822

Nellis, W J; Holmes, N C; Mitchell, A C; Radousky, H B; Hamilton, D

Experimental techniques are described for shock waves in liquids: Hugoniot equation-of-state, shock temperature and emission spectroscopy, electrical conductivity, and Raman spectroscopy. Experimental data are reviewed and presented in terms of phenomena that occur at high densities and temperatures in shocked He, Ar, N/sub 2/, CO, SiO/sub 2/-aerogel, H/sub 2/O, and C/sub 6/H/sub 6/. The superconducting properties of Nb metal shocked to 100 GPa (1 Mbar) and recovered intact are discussed in terms of prospects for synthesizing novel, metastable materials. Ultrahigh pressure data for Cu is reviewed in the range 0.3 to 6TPa (3 to 60 Mbar). 56 refs., 9 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5297822
• Report Number(s): UCRL-92974; CONF-850767-3; ON: DE85016443
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ARGON
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
ELEMENTS
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF STATE
FLUIDS
GASES
HELIUM
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
LIQUIDS
METALS
NIOBIUM
NITROGEN
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RARE GASES
SHOCK WAVES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICON OXIDES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
VERY HIGH PRESSURE
WATER