Warm dense water in 100 GPa regime
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Abstract
We have experimentally measured the pressure-volume-temperature equation-of-state and the optical reflectivity of water, which matches with the interior condition of the water-rich super Earth. Transition between the warm dense fluid water and the electronically conducting fluid, where its physical and chemical properties are changing dramatically ($\sim$100 GPa range) has been explored with experiments that can directly measure the temperature of the system. It is done by focusing strong laser onto a preloaded water. Understanding of the inner structure of such unique super-Earths would be a key constraint on the origin and evolution of exoplanetary systems.
*This work was performed under the joint research project of the ILE, Osaka University. This work was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research No. 20654042 and also by grants from the Core-to-Core Program of the JSPS.
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