Materials under extreme conditions using large X-ray facilities

S Pascarelli, M McMahon, C Pépin, O Mathon… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Active research is ongoing that investigates the properties of matter under extreme pressure.
Such condensed matter is found inside planets at millions of atmospheres and thousands of …

[HTML][HTML] Invited article: X-ray phase contrast imaging in inertial confinement fusion and high energy density research

DS Montgomery - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
X-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCI) provides enhanced image contrast beyond absorption-
based x-ray imaging alone due to refraction and diffraction from gradients in the object …

Transonic dislocation propagation in diamond

K Katagiri, T Pikuz, L Fang, B Albertazzi, S Egashira… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The motion of line defects (dislocations) has been studied for more than 60 years, but the
maximum speed at which they can move is unresolved. Recent models and atomistic …

[PDF][PDF] Single-pulse phase-contrast imaging at free-electron lasers in the hard X-ray regime

J Hagemann, M Vassholz, H Hoeppe… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.iucr.org
X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) have opened up unprecedented opportunities for time-
resolved nano-scale imaging with X-rays. Near-field propagation-based imaging, and in …

[HTML][HTML] Femtosecond diffraction and dynamic high pressure science

JS Wark, MI McMahon, JH Eggert - Journal of Applied Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Solid-state material at high pressure is prevalent throughout the Universe, and an
understanding of the structure of matter under such extreme conditions, gleaned from x-ray …

Visualization of ultrafast melting initiated from radiation-driven defects in solids

M Mo, S Murphy, Z Chen, P Fossati, R Li, Y Wang… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Materials exposed to extreme radiation environments such as fusion reactors or deep
spaces accumulate substantial defect populations that alter their properties and …

[HTML][HTML] Novel X-ray and optical diagnostics for studying energetic materials: a review

Y Zhang, S Chen, Y Cai, L Lu, D Fan, J Shi, J Huang… - Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Thermomechanical, physical, and chemical processes in energetic materials (EMs) during
manufacturing and processing or under external stimuli such as shock compression, involve …

Diamond precipitation dynamics from hydrocarbons at icy planet interior conditions

M Frost, RS McWilliams, E Bykova, M Bykov… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The pressure and temperature conditions at which precipitation of diamond occurs from
hydrocarbon mixtures is important for modelling the interior dynamics of icy planets …

Methods of coherent X-ray diffraction imaging

PA Prosekov, VL Nosik, AE Blagov - Crystallography reports, 2021 - Springer
Methods of coherent X-ray diffraction imaging of the spatial structure of noncrystalline
objects and nanocrystals (nanostructures) are considered. Particular attention is paid to the …

Structural transformations including melting and recrystallization during shock compression and release of germanium up to 45 GPa

P Renganathan, SJ Turneaure, SM Sharma, YM Gupta - Physical Review B, 2019 - APS
Solid-solid and solid-liquid transformations were examined in Ge (100), using in situ x-ray
diffraction measurements during uniaxial strain compression and release. For final stresses …