Absolute equation of state measurements of shocked liquid deuterium up to 200 GPa (2 Mbar)
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We present results of the first measurements of density, shock speed and particle speed in compressed liquid deuterium at pressures in excess in 1 Mbar. We have performed equation of state (EOS) measurements on the principal Hugoniot of liquid deuterium from 0.2 to 2 Mbar. We employ high-resolution radiography to simultaneously measure the compression of the sample. We are also attempting to measure the color temperature of the shocked D2. Key to this effort is the development and implementation of interferometric methods in order to carefully characterized the profile and steadiness of the shock and the level of preheat in the samples. These experiments allow us to differentiate between the accepted EOS model for D2 and a new model which included the effects of molecular dissociation on the EOS.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 641283
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC--124445-Rev.1; CONF-970657--; ON: DE98051141; CNN: W-7405-Eng-48
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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