Material properties experiments using th
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Rothman, S. D. (author);Evans, A. M. (author);Eagleton, R. T. (author);Pearson,
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Ltd
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English
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In this report we discuss two experimental programmes recently carried out using the AWE 1 TW Nd-glass laser, HELEN, to determine the properties of materials under shock loading conditions relevant to hypervelocity impacts. In the first experiment a laser heated hohlraum is employed to generate a un