Quasi-Isentropic Compressibility of Deuterium at a Pressure of ~12 TPa

Abstract

An experimental result for the quasi-isentropic compressibility of a strongly nonideal deuterium plasma compressed in a spherical device by the pressure P = 11400 GPa (114 Mbar) to the density ρ ≈ 10g/cm³ has been reported. The characteristics of the experimental device, diagnostic methods, and experimental results have been described. The trajectory of motion of metallic shells compressing a deuterium plasma has been recorded using intense pulsed sources of X rays with the boundary energy of electrons up to 60 MeV. The deuterium plasma density ρ ≈ 10g/cm³ has been determined from the measured radius of the shell at the time of its “stop.” The pressure of the compressed plasma has been determined from gas-dynamic calculations taking into account the real characteristics of the experimental device.