We present data on the quasi-isentropic compressibility of a strongly coupled (nonideal) plasma of a deuterium–helium mixture in the range of pressures 150–250 GPa in devices with a cylindrical geometry and a new result obtained in an experiment with “pure” deuterium at a pressure ~200 GPa. The trajectory of the plasma-compressing metallic shells was recorded using powerful pulsed X-ray sources with a boundary electron energy up to 60 MeV. The densities of the plasma of deuterium and its mixture with helium were determined from the measured radii of the shells at the instant of their “stopping.” We derived the pressure of the compressed plasma based on gasdynamic computations including the real characteristics of the experimental devices. The data obtained confirm the conclusion previously reached at VNIIEF about a phase transition in the plasma of compressed deuterium in the range of pressures 150–160 GPa and suggest that this phase transition is retained in the mixture of deuterium with helium.

A model of a wide-range semi-empirical equation of state for metals is presented. The specific heat and Grüneisen coefficients of ions and electrons are functions of temperature and density. At low temperatures, the heat capacity varies according to Debye theory. The removal of the degeneration of the electron gas with increasing temperature is taken into account. The effect of ionization on the thermodynamic functions is effectively taken into account. The equation of state allows the calculation of states in a two-phase liquid-vapor region. This model was used to develop the equations of state for Ta, W, Al, and Be. For its range of applicability, the equation of state contains a relatively small number of free parameters, most of which have a physical meaning. Comparison of calculations of various isolines using equations of state with experimental data and calculations based on other models show that the equations of state for Ta, W, Al, and Be, describe most experimental data for these substances. At ultrahigh pressures and temperatures, calculations using the equations of state are in good agreement with calculations using the Thomas-Fermi model with corrections.

A semi-empirical equation of state for metals is described. Its capabilities are demonstrated by the example of the equation of state for aluminum. New experimental data are presented on the location of the isentrope of aluminum for unloading from the state at p = 229.71 GPa on the shock adiabat to an aerogel (SiO2) of density 0.08 g/cm3.

This paper presents results from experimental studies of the properties of Carbogal (C 8 F 16 or perfluoro‐1,3‐dimethylcyclohexane), at high pressures and temperatures, in particular, data on single compression and recompression, temperatures, and velocity of sound. Data are given on shock‐wave compressibility of porous Plexiglas with an initial density 10–60 times lower than the density of the solid sample. Thermodynamically complete equations of state for Carbogal and Plexiglas are developed on the basis of a model published previously and well‐known experimental data. It is shown that calculations using the developed equations of state are in agreement with available experimental data for Carbogal up to pressures of ≈ 70 GPa and for Plexiglas over the entire examined range of pressures.