Combined high pressure and heavy-ion irradiation: a novel approach.
Swift heavy-ion irradiations of a wide variety of materials have been used to modify and manipulate the properties of solids at the nanoscale. Recently, these high-energy irradiations have been successfully combined with high-pressure experiments. Based on results obtained for zircon (ZrSiO(4)), this paper introduces this new experimental approach involving diamond anvil cells and large ion-accelerator facilities. This technique provides a wide spectrum of geoscience applications from nanoscale simulations of fission-track formation under crustal conditions to phase transitions of radiation-damaged minerals resulting from meteorite impact.
Lang
Maik
M
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1005, USA.
Zhang
Fuxiang
F
Lian
Jie
J
Trautmann
Christina
C
Neumann
Reinhard
R
Ewing
Rodney C
RC