Dynamic-compression experiments on geological materials are important for understanding
the composition and physical state of the deep interior of the Earth and other planets. These …

The ability to produce high pressures and temperatures (P–T), and study the physical and
chemical properties of solids and melts at these conditions, is possible through the use of …

Experimental studies of compressed matter are now routinely conducted at pressures
exceeding 1 mln atm (100 GPa) and occasionally at pressures greater than 10 mln atm (1 …

While accurate measurements of MgO under extreme high-pressure conditions are needed
to understand and model planetary behavior, these studies are challenging from both …

Super-Earths are extremely common among the numerous exoplanets that have been
discovered. The high pressures and temperatures in their interiors are likely to lead to long …

With density functional molecular dynamics simulations, we computed the phase diagram of
MgO from 50 to 2000 GPa up to 20 000 K. Via thermodynamic integration (TDI), we derive …

The moon-forming impact and the subsequent evolution of the proto-Earth is strongly
dependent on the properties of materials at the extreme conditions generated by this violent …

We report an experimental study of the phase diagrams of MgO, MgSiO3, and Mg2SiO4 at
high pressures. We measured the shock compression response, including pressure …

We examine the possible extent of melting in rock-iron super-earths, focusing on those in the
habitable zone. We consider the energetics of accretion and core formation, the timescale of …

We demonstrate the accurate calculation of entropies and free energies for a variety of liquid
metals using an extension of the two-phase thermodynamic (2PT) model based on a …