Superionic and metallic states of water and ammonia at giant planet conditions

Science

Volumn 283, Issue 5398, 1999, Pages 44-46

  Cavazzoni, C ^a   Chiarotti, G L ^a   Scandolo, S ^a   Tosatti, E ^a,b   Bernasconi, M ^c   Parrinello, M ^d  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; DENSITY; IONIZATION; LIQUID; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMMONIA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; ICE; IONS; METALS; NEPTUNE; TEMPERATURE; URANUS; WATER;

EID: 0032900918     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.283.5398.44     Document Type: Article

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