Session E1: Physics in the Four Corners Region II

3:45 PM–5:33 PM, Friday, October 6, 2006
Eccles Conference Center - Room 216

Chair: Bill Fairbank, Colorado State University

Abstract: E1.00003 : High Pressure Physics: Thinking Outside the Box

4:57 PM–5:33 PM

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Author:

  Hans D. Hochheimer
    (Colorado State University)

I will present examples where thinking outside the box has led to unexpected developments, economic success, and new understanding of the underlying physics. As example of economic success I will present the development of a multipass Brillouin interferometer, which has revolutionized solid state Brillouin scattering experiments. Scientific examples discussed will be alkali cyanides and Chromium alloys.