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Abstract
The pressure dependence of Raman phonons was studied for Gd, Lu and Y. The TO phonon mode of the hcp phase goes down in frequency for all three metals on approaching the hcp → Sm-type phase transition. Phonon softening also occurs in the high pressure Sm-type phase.