Abstract
We have studied ortho- and para- at pressures up to 540 kbar (54 GPa) and by means of Raman scattering in a diamond anvil cell. A phase transition in which the molecules which are spherically symmetric at low pressure go into an orientationally ordered state has been observed in - at 278±5 kbar. Line broadening of the roton bands for kbar is interpreted as a precursor of this transition.
- Received 6 May 1981
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.47.39
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