title: Xenon melting curve to 80 GPa and 5p-d hybridization.
abstract: Measurements made in a laser heated diamond-anvil cell are reported that extend the melting curve of Xe to 80 GPa and 3350 K. The steep lowering of the melting slope (dT/dP) that occurs near 17 GPa and 2750 K results from the hybridization of the 5p-like valence and 5p-like conduction states with the formation of clusters in the liquid having icosahedral short-range order (ISRO).
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institut für Chemie, 55020 Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boehler
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Söderlind
mesh_terms: D006358:Hot Temperature; D007834:Lasers; D011312:Pressure; D044366:Transition Temperature; D014978:Xenon / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014978:Xenon