Lee, K.K.M., Benedetti, L.R., Jeanloz, R., Celliers, P.M., Eggert, J.H., Hicks, D.G., Moon, S.J., Mackinnon, A., Da Silva, L.B., Bradley, D.K., Unites, W., Collins, G.W., Henry, E., Koenig, M., Benuzzi-Mounaix, A., Pasley, J. and Neely, D. (2006) Laser-driven shock experiments on precompressed water: Implications for "icy" giant planets. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 125 (1). 014701. ISSN 0021-9606
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Laser-driven shock compression of samples precompressed to 1 GPa produces high-pressure-temperature conditions inducing two significant changes in the optical properties of water: the onset of opacity followed by enhanced reflectivity in the initially transparent water. The onset of reflectivity at infrared wavelengths can be interpreted as a semiconductor<-->electronic conductor transition in water, and is found at pressures above ~130 GPa for single-shocked samples precompressed to 1 GPa. Our results indicate that conductivity in the deep interior of “icy” giant planets is greater than realized previously because of an additional contribution from electrons.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Academic Units: | The University of York > Physics (York) |
| Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2009 15:19 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2009 15:19 |
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2207618 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | American Institute of Physics |
| Identification Number: | 10.1063/1.2207618 |
| URI: | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/7615 |
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