(1) Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan;(2) Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan
Abstract:
We present a novel scheme to measure sound velocity of
shock-compressed iron of geophysical interest. The sound velocity of
laser-irradiated iron foils was obtained with side-on X-ray radiograph
technique from measured rarefaction wave velocity of shocked iron. Iron
foils were irradiated with a two-stepped square laser pulse to reach Earth's
core condition by double compression. The experimental parameters of
temperature and pressure were very close to the Earth's core condition.