High-pressure structural studies of energetic compounds

High Pressure Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 280-291

  Oswald, Iain D H ^a,b   Millar, David I A ^a   Davidson, Alistair J ^a   Francis, Duncan J ^c   Marshall, William G ^c   Pulham, Colin R ^a   Cumming, Adam ^d   Lennie, Alistair R ^e   Warren, John E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Defence Science   (United Kingdom)

^e DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamond anvil cell; Energetic material; Neutron; Phase diagram; Phase transition; X ray

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT PRESSURES; DIAMOND-ANVIL CELL; ENERGETIC COMPOUNDS; ENERGETIC MATERIAL; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS; STRUCTURAL STUDIES; TWO PHASIS; X-RAY AND NEUTRON DIFFRACTION;

HIGH PRESSURE ENGINEERING; MINERALOGY; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRONS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYMORPHISM; TOOLS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 77953180101     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: 14772299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957951003757903     Document Type: Conference Paper

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