On the lifetime of metastable metallic hydrogen

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: Burmistrov, S.N., Dubovskii, L.B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2017
• Subjects: Квантовые жидкости и квантовые кpисталлы
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/175259
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• 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.

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...