Optical properties and insulator-to-metal transitions of shock compressed dielectrics

G.W. Collins, P.M. Celliers, D. Hicks, Luis B. Da Silva, Andrew Mackinnon, S. Moon, R Cauble, R. J. Wallace, B. A. Hammel, W. Hsing, M. Koenig, A. Benuzzi-Mounaix, G Huser, E. Henry, D. Batani, O Willi, John Richard Pasley, Henning Gessner, P Loubeyre, F OccelliA Dewaele, Raymond Jeanloz, Kanani K. M. Lee, L. Robin Benedetti, David Neely, Margaret Notley, C Danson

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Abstract

Laser produced shocks have enabled equation of state and optical measurements on a broad class of shock compressed materials (D2, H2O, diamond, LiF, and CHNO mixtures) at pressures higher than previously accessible. These high pressures allow us to squeeze these originally transparent dielectrics into highly reflective conductors. These transitions typically occur at temperatures well below the calculated Fermi temperatures. The nature of these transitions and their implications to current models will be described.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages1
JournalBulletin of the American Physical Society
Volume46
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2001
EventAmerican Physical Society, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter Meeting - Renaissance Waverly Hotel, Atlanta, United States
Duration: 24 Jun 200129 Jun 2001

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