Abstract:
It is shown that the introduction of heavy inert gas impurities into the condensed phase of a lighter inert gas can significantly change the kinetic properties of the latter at high pressures. The electronic structure of the ordered Ar$_{15}$Xe solid solution is calculated. Doping of the condensed phase of a light inert gas with atoms of a heavier inert gas may become a new convenient tool in high-pressure experiments.
Citation:
Yu. B. Kudasov, A. S. Korshunov, “Influence of impurities on the metallization of inert gases at high pressures”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 79:1 (2004), 38–41; JETP Letters, 79:1 (2004), 32–35