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Title: Equation of state of Al, Cu, Mo, and Pb at shock pressures up to 2. 4 TPa (24 Mbar)

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.348611· OSTI ID:6198270
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550 (US)

Equation-of-state data and corresponding first-principles theory for the metals Al, Cu, Mo, and Pb are reported over the shock pressure range 0.4--2.4 TPa (4--24 Mbar). Strong shock waves were generated by nuclear explosions and a two-stage light-gas gun. The experimental data occur in the hot liquid-metal regime, where condensed-matter theory applies but with unusually large thermal components to the equation of state.

DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6198270
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics; (USA), Vol. 69:5; ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English