Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

High-pressure chemistry of hydrocarbons relevant to planetary interiors and inertial confinement fusion

  • D. Kraus
  • , N. J. Hartley
  • , S. Frydrych
  • , A. K. Schuster
  • , K. Rohatsch
  • , M. Rödel
  • , T. E. Cowan
  • , S. Brown
  • , E. Cunningham
  • , T. Van Driel
  • , L. B. Fletcher
  • , E. Galtier
  • , E. J. Gamboa
  • , A. Laso Garcia
  • , D. O. Gericke
  • , E. Granados
  • , P. A. Heimann
  • , H. J. Lee
  • , M. J. Macdonald
  • , A. J. Mackinnon
  • E. E. McBride, I. Nam, P. Neumayer, A. Pak, A. Pelka, I. Prencipe, A. Ravasio, R. Redmer, A. M. Saunders, M. Schölmerich, M. Schörner, P. Sun, S. J. Turner, A. Zettl, R. W. Falcone, S. H. Glenzer, T. Döppner, J. Vorberger

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

Diamond formation in polystyrene (C8H8)n, which is laser-compressed and heated to conditions around 150 GPa and 5000 K, has recently been demonstrated in the laboratory [Kraus et al., Nat. Astron. 1, 606-611 (2017)]. Here, we show an extended analysis and comparison to first-principles simulations of the acquired data and their implications for planetary physics and inertial confinement fusion. Moreover, we discuss the advanced diagnostic capabilities of adding high-quality small angle X-ray scattering and spectrally resolved X-ray scattering to the platform, which shows great prospects of precisely studying the kinetics of chemical reactions in dense plasma environments at pressures exceeding 100 GPa.

Original languageEnglish
Article number056313
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume25
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2018

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'High-pressure chemistry of hydrocarbons relevant to planetary interiors and inertial confinement fusion'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this