kbar
Noun
Meaning
kbar (plural kbars)
Abbreviation of kilobar.
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Examples
Applying higher pressure of the order of hundreds or thousands of kilobars induces a series of phase transformations, in particular with a tetragonal phase appearing at about 900 kbar.
The pressure in the center of Umbriel is about 0.24 GPa (2.4 kbar ).
Whereas the transition is continuous and occurs at about 20–30 kbar in SmSe and SmTe, it is abrupt in SmS and requires only 6.5 kbar.