Generation of shock waves by soft x-radiation from z-pinch plasma

Behavior of matter under intensive soft x-radiation is consided. Impulse of x-radiation (about 2*1012W/cm2) produced in the sample strong shock wave, the velocity of this shock wave was measured. The shock compression about 300 GPa in the lead target was achieved. Experiments allowed to verify the simulation of the interaction of x-radiation with matter.