Shock-compressed silicon: Hugoniot and sound speed up to 2100 GPa
Henderson, B. J., M. C. Marshall, T. R. Boehly, R. Paul, C. A. McCoy, S. X. Hu, D. N. Polsin, L. E. Crandall, M. F. Huff, D. A. Chin, J.…
The NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program
Eric Mamajek
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 25, 2021
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“Overview of the Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures”
March 8, 2021
CMAP focuses on understanding the physics and astrophysical implications of matter under pressures so high that the structure of individual atoms is disrupted.
Equation-of-state, sound speed, and reshock of shock-compressed fluid carbon dioxide
Crandall, L. E., J. R. Rygg, D. K. Spaulding, M. F. Huff, M. C. Marshall, D. N. Polsin, R. Jeanloz, T. R. Boehly, M. Zaghoo, B. J. Henderson, S. Brygoo,…
Successive common envelope events from multiple planets
Chamandy, L., E. G. Blackman, J. Nordhaus & E. Wilson (2021). Successive common envelope events from multiple planets. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 502(1), 110-114. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slab017
Noble gas incorporation into silicate glasses: implications for planetary volatile storage
Yang, H., A.E. Gleason,, S.N. Tkachev, B. Chen, R. Jeanloz & W.L. Mao. Noble gas incorporation into silicate glasses: implications for planetary volatile storage. Geochemical Perspectives Letters 17 (2021). https://doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2105
New research on carbon cracks open secrets deep inside exoplanets
January 27, 2021
Measuring carbon at the highest pressures ever achieved in a laboratory, researchers report first model of carbon structures that may make up planets outside the solar system.
Metastability of diamond ramp-compressed to 2 terapascals
Lazicki, A., D. McGonegle, J. R. Rygg, D. G. Braun, D. C. Swift, M. G. Gorman, R. F. Smith, P. G. Heighway, A. Higginbotham, M. J. Suggit, D. E. Fratanduono,…
A new era in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
January 4, 2021
The search for extraterrestrial life began more than 60 years ago, but “there was never sufficient funding or telescope time available to make a dent in the effort,” writes astrophysicist Adam Frank of the University of Rochester.
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Rochester researchers uncover key clues about the solar system’s history
December 4, 2020
New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and the origin of Earth as a habitable planet.