Abstract / Description of output
Materials can be experimentally characterized to terapascal pressures by sending a laser-induced shock wave through a sample that is precompressed inside a diamond-anvil cell. This combination of static and dynamic compression methods has been experimentally demonstrated and ultimately provides access to the 10- to 100-TPa (0.1-1 Gbar) pressure range that is relevant to planetary science, testing first-principles theories of condensed matter, and experimentally studying a new regime of chemical bonding.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9172-9177 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 May 2007 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- high pressure
- planetary interiors
- diamond-anvil cell
- Hugoniot
- laser shock
- PRESSURES
- FACILITY
- EQUATION