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1Center for High Energy Density Science, C1510, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Physical Review. E
|April 19, 2017
Abstract:
We present equation of state (EOS) measurements of solid-density copper heated to 5-10 eV. A copper sample was heated isochorically by hydrogen ions accelerated from an adjacent foil by a high intensity pulsed laser, and probed optically. The measured temperature and expansion are compared against simulations using the most up-to-date wide range EOS tables available.
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