Speed of sound in methane under conditions of planetary interiors

White TG, Poole H, McBride EE, Oliver M, Descamps A, Fletcher LB, Angermeier WA, Allen CH, Appel K, Condamine FP, Curry CB, Dallari F, Funk S, Galtier E, Gamboa EJ, Gauthier M, Graham P, Goede S, Haden D, Kim JB, Lee HJ, Ofori-Okai BK, Richardson S, Rigby A, Schoenwaelder C, Sun P, Witte BL, Tschentscher T, Zastrau U, Nagler B, Hastings JB, Monaco G, Gericke DO, Glenzer SH, Gregori G (2024)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2024

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Book Volume: 6

Article Number: L022029

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L022029

Abstract

We present direct observations of acoustic waves in warm dense matter. We analyze wave-number- and energy-resolved x-ray spectra taken from warm dense methane created by laser heating a cryogenic liquid jet. X-ray diffraction and inelastic free-electron scattering yield sample conditions of 0.3±0.1 eV and 0.8±0.1 g/cm-3, corresponding to a pressure of ∼13 GPa. Inelastic x-ray scattering was used to observe the collective oscillations of the ions. With a highly improved energy resolution of ∼50 meV, we could clearly distinguish the Brillouin peaks from the quasielastic Rayleigh feature. Data at different wave numbers were utilized to derive a sound speed of 5.9±0.5 km/s, marking a high-temperature data point for methane and demonstrating consistency with Birch's law in this parameter regime.

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APA:

White, T.G., Poole, H., McBride, E.E., Oliver, M., Descamps, A., Fletcher, L.B.,... Gregori, G. (2024). Speed of sound in methane under conditions of planetary interiors. Physical Review Research, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L022029

MLA:

White, Thomas G., et al. "Speed of sound in methane under conditions of planetary interiors." Physical Review Research 6.2 (2024).

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