The dynamic compression and subsequent freezing of water
- đ¤ Speaker: Sam Stafford, Instutute of Shock Physics, Imperial College, London
- đ Date & Time: Thursday 11 February 2016, 16:00 - 17:00
- đ Venue: Mott Seminar Room, Cavendish Laboratory
Abstract
Quasi-isentropic compression may be used to compress water to the phase region of the solid ice VII . We present results including images from gas gun experiments which demonstrate this phase change is limited only to certain surfaces, remaining metastable elsewhere. This metastable water can be compressed up to a threshold pressure whereupon a more sudden, homogeneous phase change occurs.
Series This talk is part of the Physics and Chemistry of Solids Group series.
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Sam Stafford, Instutute of Shock Physics, Imperial College, London
Thursday 11 February 2016, 16:00-17:00