Possible Negative Value of the Grüneisen Coefficient of Hydrogen in the Area of Pressures from 40 to 75 GPa and Temperatures from 3500 to 7500 K

Abstract

Experimental data on single and double shock compression of initially liquid and gaseous (compressed by initial pressure) hydrogen isotopes (protium and deuterium) at pressures of ≈10–180 GPa and temperatures of ≈3000–20 000 K are considered. The mean values of the measured variables (pressure, density, internal energy, and temperature) show that hydrogen at a pressure of ≈41 GPa in the temperature interval of ≈3500–5700 K and at a pressure of ≈74 GPa in the temperature interval of ≈5000–7500 K is characterized by a negative value of the Grüneisen coefficient. Such an anomaly may play a key role in some processes, including those proceeding in the Jupiter gas envelope, which mainly consists of protium (≈90%) and helium (≈10%). In the range of pressures (depths) of its manifestation, convection in the protium envelope is forbidden with an increase in temperature in the envelope with increasing pressure. Possibly, a comparatively low fraction of helium does not suppress the anomaly, and it serves as a barrier for large-scale convection in the Jupiter envelope. Additional refining experiments are required to confirm this anomaly.