Equation-of-state data for molecular hydrogen and deuterium at shock pressures in the range 2–76 GPa (20–760 kbar)a)

Abstract
Dynamic equation‐of‐state data for D2 and H2 were measured in the pressure range 2–76 GPa (20–760 kbar) using a two‐state light‐gas gun. Liquid specimens were shocked from initial states near the saturation curve at 20 K. Maximum compression was sixfold over initial liquid density at a calculated temperature of 7000 K for D2. The data is discussed in terms of the theory of Ross et al., which includes an effective intermolecular pair potential, molecular vibration, free molecular rotation, and molecular dissociation.