We present an integrated approach for the determination of melting in the laser-heated diamond-anvil cell by simultaneously monitoring several criteria. We combine x-ray diffraction based observations with detection of discontinuities in optical properties by spectroradiometric measurements. This approach increases the confidence of melt identification, especially with low- samples. We demonstrate the efficacy of the method with observations of melt in oxygen at and at .
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