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High‐pressure research with synchrotron radiation

SEP 01, 1984
As diamond anvils subject solids to pressures beyond a million atmospheres, synchrotron x rays find new phase transitions between states of different crystallographic structure.
Earl F. Skelton

High‐pressure research has undergone a quiet revolution over the past 15 years. This is a result of the creation and evolution of the diamond‐anvil cell, an inexpensive, compact and transparent tool that allows one to perform a wide variety of experiments on materials subjected to extreme static pressures. By working with samples that measure only 0.1 mm on a side, the diamond‐anvil cell can reach and hold pressures in excess of a million atmospheres

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Earl F. Skelton, George Washington University, Washington, D.C..

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