Microphotograph of an opaque sample of nitrogen at a pressure of 160 GPa. The reflected light indicates the dissociation of molecular nitrogen (N2) into a nonmolecular phase. Reported by: Goncharov et al., Physical Review Letters, 7 August 2000. Associated Physics News Update
Microphotograph of an opaque sample of nitrogen at a pressure of 160 GPa. The reflected light indicates the dissociation of molecular nitrogen (N2) into a nonmolecular phase.
Reported by: Goncharov et al., Physical Review Letters, 7 August 2000.