Everything you always wanted to know about metallic hydrogen but were afraid to ask

Eugene Gregoryanz; Cheng Ji; Philip Dalladay-Simpson; Bing Li; Ross T. Howie; Ho-Kwang Mao

doi:10.1063/5.0002104

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