Measurement of thermophysical properties of lead by a submicrosecond pulse-heating method in the range 2000–5000 K

A submicrosecond ohmic pulse-heating technique with heating rates of more than 109K· s−1 allows the determination of such thermophysical properties as heat capacity and the mutual dependences among enthalpy, electrical resistivity, temperature, and volume up to superheated liquid states for lead. Also, an estimation of the critical point data is given from investigations at elevated static pressures.