High Pressure Res.

Pressure-induced structural changes in solid krypton (Kr) and xenon (Xe) have been studied using angle dispersive X-ray diffraction in a diamond-anvil cell (DAC) up to 50 GPa. The analysis of the results shows that in solid Kr (Xe) the phase transition from fcc to hcp starts below 3.2 GPa (1.5 GPa). Albeit the hcp/fcc ratio increases under pressure, both phases coexist up to the highest pressure reached in this study. Room temperature (RT) equations of state (EOS) are determined