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Title: Imaging shock waves in diamond with both high temporal and spatial resolution at an XFEL

Journal Article · · Scientific Reports
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep11089· OSTI ID:1208837
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  1. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)
  2. Technische Univ. Dresden, Dresden (Germany)
  3. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  4. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Technology, Hawthorn (Australia)
  5. Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  6. Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
  7. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)

The advent of hard x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) has opened up a variety of scientific opportunities in areas as diverse as atomic physics, plasma physics, nonlinear optics in the x-ray range, and protein crystallography. In this article, we access a new field of science by measuring quantitatively the local bulk properties and dynamics of matter under extreme conditions, in this case by using the short XFEL pulse to image an elastic compression wave in diamond. The elastic wave was initiated by an intense optical laser pulse and was imaged at different delay times after the optical pump pulse using magnified x-ray phase-contrast imaging. The temporal evolution of the shock wave can be monitored, yielding detailed information on shock dynamics, such as the shock velocity, the shock front width, and the local compression of the material. The method provides a quantitative perspective on the state of matter in extreme conditions.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
SF00515; AC03-76SF00515; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1208837
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1836197
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-827332; srep11089
Journal Information:
Scientific Reports, Vol. 5; ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 64 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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