Carbon equation of state at high pressure: the role of the radiative transport in the impedance mismatch diagnostics

A series of numerical simulation was performed on the application of the impedance mismatch technique to the experimental study of the equation of state (EOS) of porous carbon. Our conclusion is that this technique is useful for such a study up to laser intensities of the order of 1014 W/cm2 (in second or third harmonic of the Nd-laser). However, the inclusion of the radiation transport is important for the correct description of the shock propagation and can affect the results.