A length-measurement systcm is described that can make absolute length- change measurements of a meter-long specimen within a pressure vessel (to pressures of 8 kbar) with a fractional error of 3 x 10/sup -8/ even when changes in length of 4 cm occur. Possible uses of such a system for measuring the volume thermal expansivity (at pressure) and the isothermal bulk modulus (at pressure) are described. Moreover, it is noted that, when this system is combined with an ultrasonic velocity measurement system, the adiabatic bulk modulus (at pressure) and Gruneisen parameter as a function of pressure can be directly determined …
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A length-measurement systcm is described that can make absolute length- change measurements of a meter-long specimen within a pressure vessel (to pressures of 8 kbar) with a fractional error of 3 x 10/sup -8/ even when changes in length of 4 cm occur. Possible uses of such a system for measuring the volume thermal expansivity (at pressure) and the isothermal bulk modulus (at pressure) are described. Moreover, it is noted that, when this system is combined with an ultrasonic velocity measurement system, the adiabatic bulk modulus (at pressure) and Gruneisen parameter as a function of pressure can be directly determined and the absolute pressure itself can be measured. (auth)
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