Scientists have conducted laboratory experiments at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that generated the extreme compressions necessary for pressure-driven ionization. Their research provides new insights for atomic physics at gigabar pressures, which benefits astrophysics and nuclear fusion research. Graphic illustration by Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; inset by Jan Vorberger/Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.
Odd things happen at extremes of pressure, temperature, etc. In this case maybe very extreme pressure can lead to nuclear fusion where the nuclei of different atoms can fuse together giving off great radiation and heat.
Odd things happen at extremes of pressure, temperature, etc. In this case maybe very extreme pressure can lead to nuclear fusion where the nuclei of different atoms can fuse together giving off great radiation and heat.