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Title: Shock temperature measurements in ammonia

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OSTI ID:5601344

Our first shock temperature measurements on a cryogenic target are reported for NH/sub 3/. A new fast optical pyrometer and a cryogenic specimen holder for liquid NH/sub 3/ were developed to measure shock temperatures of 4400 and 3600 K at pressures of 61 and 48 GPa. These conditions correspond to those in the ice layers in Uranus and Neptune. The shock temperature data are in reasonable agreement with an equation of state based on an intermolecular potential derived from NH/sub 3/ Hugoniot data.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5601344
Report Number(s):
UCRL-92921; CONF-850736-27; ON: DE85014810
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Physical Society topical conference on shock waves in condensed matter, Spokane, WA, USA, 22 Jul 1985
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English