D E Fratanduono, R F Smith, S J Ali, D G Braun, A Fernandez-Pañella, S Zhang, R G Kraus, F Coppari, J M McNaney, M C Marshall, L E Kirch, D C Swift, M Millot, J K Wicks, J H Eggert
Ramp compression along a low-temperature adiabat offers a unique avenue to explore the physical properties of materials at the highest densities of their solid form, a region inaccessible by single shock compression. Using the National Ignition Facility and OMEGA laser facilities, copper samples were ramp compressed to peak pressures of 2.30 TPa and densities of nearly 30 g/cc, providing fundamental information regarding the compressibility and phase of copper at pressures more than 5 times greater than previously explored...
January 10, 2020: Physical Review Letters