• N.A. Tahir
  GSI, Darmstadt
• C. Deutsch
  Laboratoire de Physique des Gaz et des Plasmas, Universite Paris-Sud, Orsay
• V.E. Fortov, I. Lomonosov, A. Shutov
  IPCP, Chernogolovka, Moscow region
• D.H.H. Hoffmann
  TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt
• R. Piriz
  Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real

Studies of High Energy Density (HED) states in matter is one of the recently proposed important applications of intense particle beams. GSI Darmstadt is worldwide famous due to its unique accelerator facilities. Construction of the new accelerator FAIR, will enhance these capabilities many fold. During the past years, extensive theoretical work has been carried out to propose future HED physics experiments that could be carried out at FAIR. It is expected that the new heavy ion synchrotron, SIS100, will deliver a uranium beam with 10¹² uranium ions that will be delivered in a single bunch, 50 – 100 ns long. Circular, elliptic and annular focal spots can be generated that will allow one to perform different type of HED physics experiments. This work has shown that using a special technique, named HIHEX, one may access those areas of the phase diagram that have never been accessed before. Using another experimental configuration, LAPLAS , it will be possible to generate physical conditions that are expected to exist in the interiors of the giant planets. Material properties under dynamic conditions can also be studied using a third experimental set up.