Abstract

We have constructed a new electric gun system for use in high‐pressure EOS studies. The system is powered by a 100 kV, 15.6 μF capacitor bank. At 100 kV charging voltage the system inductance is 23 nH. This system has driven 0.3 mm‐thick Kapton projectiles to ≳20 km/s and 0.3 mm Kapton 30 μm Ta projectiles to ∼10 km/s. Projectile velocity is modeled phenomenlogically by an electrical Gurney model.

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