Abstract
The crystal structure and equation of state of solid hydrogen have been determined directly to 26.5 gigapascals at room temperature by new synchrotron x-ray diffraction techniques. Solid hydrogen remains in the hexagonal close-packed structure under these pressure-temperature conditions and exhibits increasing structural anisotropy with pressure. The pressure-volume curve determined from the x-ray data represents the most accurate experimental measurement of the equation of state to date in this pressure range. The results remove the discrepancy between earlier indirect determinations and provide a new experimental constraint on the molecular-to-atomic transition predicted at higher pressures.
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Created | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2006, 5:21 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 12, 2024, 11:51 a.m.) |
Indexed | 3 weeks, 5 days ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 8:53 a.m.) |
Issued | 37 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 1988) |
Published | 37 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 1988) |
Published Print | 37 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 1988) |
@article{Mao_1988, title={Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Measurements of Single-Crystal Hydrogen to 26.5 Gigapascals}, volume={239}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.239.4844.1131}, DOI={10.1126/science.239.4844.1131}, number={4844}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Mao, H. K. and Jephcoat, A. P. and Hemley, R. J. and Finger, L. W. and Zha, C. S. and Hazen, R. M. and Cox, D. E.}, year={1988}, month=mar, pages={1131–1134} }