Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements

Methane is abundant in the Universe, is an important energy carrier and a model system for fundamental studies. Here, the authors measure the self-diffusion coefficient of supercritical methane at ambient temperature up to the freezing pressure, and find a different behavior than expected based on p...

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Main Authors: Umbertoluca Ranieri, Stefan Klotz, Richard Gaal, Michael Marek Koza, Livia E. Bove
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22182-4
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spelling doaj-571e4ae86177475ea86ae06df8652cd32021-04-04T11:12:56ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-03-011211910.1038/s41467-021-22182-4Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurementsUmbertoluca Ranieri0Stefan Klotz1Richard Gaal2Michael Marek Koza3Livia E. Bove4Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR)Sorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC)Laboratory of Quantum Magnetism (LQM), École Polytechnique Fédérale de LausanneInstitut Laue-LangevinSorbonne Université, UMR CNRS 7590, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie (IMPMC)Methane is abundant in the Universe, is an important energy carrier and a model system for fundamental studies. Here, the authors measure the self-diffusion coefficient of supercritical methane at ambient temperature up to the freezing pressure, and find a different behavior than expected based on previous models.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22182-4
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Richard Gaal
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Stefan Klotz
Richard Gaal
Michael Marek Koza
Livia E. Bove
Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
Nature Communications
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Stefan Klotz
Richard Gaal
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title Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
title_short Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
title_full Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
title_fullStr Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
title_full_unstemmed Diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
title_sort diffusion in dense supercritical methane from quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements
publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
issn 2041-1723
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Methane is abundant in the Universe, is an important energy carrier and a model system for fundamental studies. Here, the authors measure the self-diffusion coefficient of supercritical methane at ambient temperature up to the freezing pressure, and find a different behavior than expected based on previous models.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22182-4
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