This data structure reduces the wasted memory to O(sqrt(n)). The
top-layer of the hashed array tree (HAT) also has a size of O(sqrt(n)),
which makes it cache efficient. The top-layer should be small enough to
easily fit into the CPU cache and thus only adds little overhead
compared to directly accessing an index entry via a pointer.
The indexEntry objects are now allocated in a separate array. References
to an indexEntry are now stored as array indices. This has the benefit
of allowing the garbage collector to ignore the indexEntry objects as
these do not contain pointers and are part of a single large allocation.
