Shock temperature and reflectivity of precompressed H2O up to 350 GPa: Approaching the interior of planets*

Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFA0403200) and the Science Challenge Project (Grant No. TZ2016001).

He Zhi-Yu1, Shu Hua1, Huang Xiu-Guang1, 2, Zhang Qi-Li3, Jia Guo1, Zhang Fan1, †, Tu Yu-Chun1, Wang Jun-Yue4, Ye Jun-Jian1, Xie Zhi-Yong1, Fang Zhi-Heng1, Pei Wen-Bing1, 2, Fu Si-Zu1, 2
       

(color online) (a) Schematic illustration of the DAC target; (b) Diagnostics design used to characterize the shocked sample. VISAR measures shock velocity and optical reflectivity. SOP observes thermal emission from the sample.