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World’s strongest laser enables pressure-driven ionization

Doeppner, Tilo·Gericke, Dirk
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The degree of ionization inside giant planets and stars determines their material properties. In burning stars, ionization is controlled by temperature, whereas pressure-driven ionization is dominant in cooler objects. Finally, experiments creating the extreme conditions needed for pressure-driven ionization in the laboratory shed light on this complex process.

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Doeppner, Tilo, Gericke, Dirk. 2023-05-24. World’s strongest laser enables pressure-driven ionization. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01363-9

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