Experimental confirmation of shell effects on the shock adiabats of aluminum and lead
Avrorin E. N., Vodolaga B. K., Voloshin N. P., Kuropatenko V. F., Kovalenko G. V., Simonenko V. A., Chernovolyuk B. T.
Data have been obtained on the shock compressibility of aluminum and lead with respect to iron at pressures in the ranges 35-240 and 80-550 Mbar, respectively. These results provide the first reliable confirmation of a manifestation of shell effects on the shock adiabats of dense materials.