Liquid Structure of Shock-Compressed Hydrocarbons at Megabar Pressures

Published in Physical Review Letters, 2018

Recommended citation: N. J. Hartley et al. PRL 121 (2018) 245501. https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.245501

We present results for the ionic structure in hydrocarbons (polystyrene, polyethylene) that were shock compressed to pressures of up to 190 GPa, inducing rapid melting of the samples. Recommended citation: N. J. Hartley et al. PRL 121 (2018) 245501.