On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen

The molecular phase of hydrogen converts to the atomic metallic phase at high pressures estimated usually as 300–500 GPa. We analyze the zero-temperature decay of metallic phase as the pressure is relieved below the transition one. The metallic state is expected to be in the metastable long-lived st...

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Published in:Физика низких температур
Date:2017
Main Authors: Burmistrov, S.N., Dubovskii, L.B.
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Language:English
Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2017
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Cite this:On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen / S.N. Burmistrov, L.B. Dubovskii // Физика низких температур. — 2017. — Т. 43, № 10. — С. 1446-1458. — Бібліогр.: 27 назв. — англ.

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On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen / S.N. Burmistrov, L.B. Dubovskii // Физика низких температур. — 2017. — Т. 43, № 10. — С. 1446-1458. — Бібліогр.: 27 назв. — англ.
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https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/175259
The molecular phase of hydrogen converts to the atomic metallic phase at high pressures estimated usually as 300–500 GPa. We analyze the zero-temperature decay of metallic phase as the pressure is relieved below the transition one. The metallic state is expected to be in the metastable long-lived state down to about 10–20 GPa and decays instantly at the lower pressures. The pressure range of the long-lived metastable state is directly associated with an impossibility to produce a stable hydrogen molecule immersed into the electron liquid of high density. For lower pressures, the nucleation of an electron-free cavity with the energetically favorable hydrogen molecule inside cannot be suppressed with the low ambient pressure.
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Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України
Физика низких температур
Квантовые жидкости и квантовые кpисталлы
On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
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title On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
spellingShingle On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
Burmistrov, S.N.
Dubovskii, L.B.
Квантовые жидкости и квантовые кpисталлы
title_short On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
title_full On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
title_fullStr On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
title_full_unstemmed On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen
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author Burmistrov, S.N.
Dubovskii, L.B.
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description The molecular phase of hydrogen converts to the atomic metallic phase at high pressures estimated usually as 300–500 GPa. We analyze the zero-temperature decay of metallic phase as the pressure is relieved below the transition one. The metallic state is expected to be in the metastable long-lived state down to about 10–20 GPa and decays instantly at the lower pressures. The pressure range of the long-lived metastable state is directly associated with an impossibility to produce a stable hydrogen molecule immersed into the electron liquid of high density. For lower pressures, the nucleation of an electron-free cavity with the energetically favorable hydrogen molecule inside cannot be suppressed with the low ambient pressure.
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