Dynamic-compression experiments on geological materials are important for understanding
the composition and physical state of the deep interior of the Earth and other planets. These …

A line-imaging velocity interferometer has been implemented at the OMEGA laser facility of
the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester. This instrument is the primary …

, Piscataway, NJ, 1997), Vol. 1, p. 709] at Sandia National Laboratories delivers∼ 20 MA
load currents to create high magnetic fields (> 1000 T) and high pressures (megabar to …

High current pulsed-power generators efficiently store and deliver magnetic energy to z-
pinch targets. We review applications of magnetically driven implosions (MDIs) to inertial …

Dynamic high pressure is 1 GPa (10 kbar) or greater with a rise time and a duration ranging
from 1 ps (10− 12 s) to 1 µs (10− 6 s). Today it is possible in a laboratory to achieve …

Understanding the behavior of materials at extreme pressures is a central issue in fields like
aerodynamics, astronomy, and geology, as well as for advancing technological grand …

This paper focuses on the development of a plasticity model to describe high rate
deformations of metals. Modeling of target mechanical response is performed in frames of …

Hugoniot measurements were performed on aluminum (6061-T6) in the stress range of 100–
500 GPa (1–5 Mbar) using a magnetically accelerated flyer plate technique. This method of …

A new method for shockless compression and acceleration of solid materials is presented. A
plasma reservoir pressurized by a laser-driven shock unloads across a vacuum gap and …

A series of plate-impact spall experiments was conducted to study the spall strength of
seven microstructural conditions of aluminum, including three grain sizes of 6061 Al alloy …