Mysteries Solved by Melting Diamond
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Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States managed to melt diamond in the laboratory under extreme conditions. The experiment, carried out at the Omega Laser Laboratory of the University of Rochester, and published on August 13 in Nature Physics, helps to clarify how carbon can behave inside Uranus and Neptune, where there is the hypothesis of a "diamond rain". It was day, but it seemed night: study highlight…
A long-standing mystery of high pressure physics has been solved by new experiments, which show how carbon behaves under high pressure. This not only provides answers for astrophysics, but also has direct consequences for the development of laser fusion. read more on t3n.de
Diamond holds on to its crystal structure longer under extreme pressure than previously assumed. New impact experiments show that it remains crystalline until close to a terapascal and melts only at about 7,300 Kelvin. The measurements close a 20-year-old gap between experiment and theory and could enable more precise models for laser fusion and ice giants. Livermore [...] The post puzzle solved by melting diamond appeared first on scanxx
Even diamonds melt under extreme pressure. But where is her melting point? This question is now solved by a laser experiment.
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