Effective static approximation: A fast and reliable tool for warm-dense matter theory

T Dornheim, A Cangi, K Ramakrishna, M Böhme… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We present an effective static approximation (ESA) to the local field correction (LFC) of the
electron gas that enables highly accurate calculations of electronic properties like the …

Probing atomic physics at ultrahigh pressure using laser-driven implosions

SX Hu, DT Bishel, DA Chin, PM Nilson… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Spectroscopic measurements of dense plasmas at billions of atmospheres provide tests to
our fundamental understanding of how matter behaves at extreme conditions. Develo** …

Matter under extreme conditions experiments at the Linac Coherent Light Source

SH Glenzer, LB Fletcher, E Galtier… - Journal of Physics B …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The matter in extreme conditions end station at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) is a
new tool enabling accurate pump–probe measurements for studying the physical properties …

Ab Initio Thermodynamic Results for the Degenerate Electron Gas at Finite Temperature

T Schoof, S Groth, J Vorberger, M Bonitz - Physical Review Letters, 2015 - APS
The uniform electron gas at finite temperature is of key relevance for many applications in
dense plasmas, warm dense matter, laser excited solids, and much more. Accurate …

Measurements of continuum lowering in solid-density plasmas created from elements and compounds

O Ciricosta, SM Vinko, B Barbrel, DS Rackstraw… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The effect of a dense plasma environment on the energy levels of an embedded ion is
usually described in terms of the lowering of its continuum level. For strongly coupled …

X-ray Thomson scattering in warm dense matter without the Chihara decomposition

AD Baczewski, L Shulenburger, MP Desjarlais… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
X-ray Thomson scattering is an important experimental technique used to measure the
temperature, ionization state, structure, and density of warm dense matter (WDM). The …

Characterizing the ionization potential depression in dense carbon plasmas with high-precision spectrally resolved x-ray scattering

D Kraus, B Bachmann, B Barbrel… - Plasma Physics and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We discuss the possibility of obtaining highly precise measurements of the ionization
potential depression in dense plasmas with spectrally resolved x-ray scattering, while …

First-principles modeling of plasmons in aluminum under ambient and extreme conditions

K Ramakrishna, A Cangi, T Dornheim, A Baczewski… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The theoretical understanding of plasmon behavior is crucial for an accurate interpretation of
inelastic scattering diagnostics in many experiments. We highlight the utility of linear …

Carbon ionization at gigabar pressures: An ab initio perspective on astrophysical high-density plasmas

M Bethkenhagen, BBL Witte, M Schörner, G Röpke… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
A realistic description of partially ionized matter in extreme thermodynamic states is critical to
model the interior and evolution of the multiplicity of high-density astrophysical objects …

Permutation blocking path integral Monte Carlo: a highly efficient approach to the simulation of strongly degenerate non-ideal fermions

T Dornheim, S Groth, A Filinov… - New Journal of Physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Correlated fermions are of high interest in condensed matter (Fermi liquids, Wigner
molecules), cold atomic gases and dense plasmas. Here we propose a novel approach to …