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Nonmolecular Nitrogen

microphoto of opaque sample of nitrogen

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.