Comment on "Observation of the Wigner-Huntington transition to metallic hydrogen"

Abstract

Dias and Silvera (Letters, p. 715, 2017) claim the observation of the Wigner-Huntington transition to metallic hydrogen at 495 GPa. We show that neither the claims of the record pressure or the phase transition to a metallic state are supported by any data and contradict the authors' own unconfirmed previous results.

arXiv comment7 pages, 2 figures

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