Table 9 Condition of each experimental run. Sizes are in μ m; pressures are in GPa.

From: Quasi-hydrostatic equation of state of silicon up to 1 megabar at ambient temperature

Run

P range

P gauge

culet size

sample size

SDD (mm)

X-rays wavelength (nm)

ST2

0.38–42.1

Ruby, Au

400

3

500.36

0.4246

ST1–2

0.32–13.3

Ruby

150 × 300

3

336.64

0.4246

ST1

0.33–105.2

Ruby, W

150 × 300

4

500.36

0.4246

ST3

2.1–16.3

Ruby, Au

500

3

470.85

0.3099

  1. All samples were loaded in He pressure transmitting medium. SDD: Sample-to-detector distance.