Experiments by scientists have proven that super-ionic ice can be found in remote planets with very high temperatures.
Scientists have discovered a state of water that shows both water and ice. It is thought that the so-called superionic ice is from the building blocks of distant planets in the solar system.
The existence of the material, which was estimated by researchers in 1988 and has been extensively tested to prove its existence, has been proven with new experiments.
Dr. Marius Millot from National Laboratory of Lawrence Livermore said that they performed the experiments for two years and analyzed the results of the experiment for two years, saying "We got new information in the light of the data we obtained after quite challenging experiments. The study results proved that the super ionic ice was not only based on empirical evidence, but also on real-world observations, not just in simulations, about the behavior of water in extraordinary conditions. "
According to a paper published in the Nature Physics bulletin, scientists using laser shock compression techniques not only prove the existence of the material but also prove estimates of planets such as Neptune and Uranus.
Normal ice consists of hydrogen ions that are superconducting ice-positive or negatively charged atoms, and the structure rotates around oxygen ions, which are in solid state, while the water is bound to solidify water molecules.
Unlike normal ice, super-ionic ice requires very high heat and pressure.
The research team found evidence of the presence of superionic ice in 10 to 20 nanosecond experiments by exposing it to laser light to increase the temperature and pressure of the ice placed between the two diamonds, raising the temperature by about five thousand degrees and applying twice as much pressure as the atmospheric pressure.
For scientists, the next step in the research will be to determine the structure of oxygen crystals in superionic ice.
Although superionic ice is not found in the world, Uranus and Neptune, which have high temperatures and pressures, are thought to be present in high quantities.
Some scientists can explain the magnetic fields outside of the planets that have super ionic ice in their constructions.