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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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Mao, H. K., Jephcoat, A. P., Hemley, R. J., Finger, L. W., Zha, C. S., Hazen, R. M., & Cox, D. E. (1988). Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Measurements of Single-Crystal Hydrogen to 26.5 Gigapascals. Science, 239(4844), 1131–1134.

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  4. L. W. Finger (additional)
  5. C. S. Zha (additional)
  6. R. M. Hazen (additional)
  7. D. E. Cox (additional)
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Issued 37 years, 5 months ago (March 4, 1988)
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