Author(s): Seth Root, Luke Shulenburger, Raymond W. Lemke, Daniel H. Dolan, Thomas R. Mattsson, and Michael P. Desjarlais
Shock compression experiments performed on Sandia National Laboratories’ Z-Machine along with theoretical simulations provide information on the phase boundaries of magnesium oxide at temperatures and pressures relevant to planetary impacts, such as the formation of Earth’s moon.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 198501] Published Wed Nov 04, 2015