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Title: New dynamic diamond anvil cells for tera-pascal per second fast compression x-ray diffraction experiments

Journal Article · · Review of Scientific Instruments
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5098993 · OSTI ID:1532620
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)
  3. Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
  4. Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany); European X-ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL), Schenefeld (Germany)
  5. Univ. of Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Germany)
  6. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble (France)

Fast compression experiments performed using dynamic diamond anvil cells (dDACs) employing piezoactuators offer the opportunity to study compression-rate dependent phenomena. In this paper, we describe an experimental setup which allows us to perform time-resolved x-ray diffraction during the fast compression of materials using improved dDACs. The combination of the high flux available using a 25.6 keV x-ray beam focused with a linear array of compound refractive lenses and the two fast GaAs LAMBDA detectors available at the Extreme Conditions Beamline (P02.2) at PETRA III enables the collection of x-ray diffraction patterns at an effective repetition rate of up to 4 kHz. Compression rates of up to 160 TPa/s have been achieved during the compression of gold in a 2.5 ms fast compression using improved dDAC configurations with more powerful piezoactuators. The application of this setup to low-Z compounds at lower compression rates is described, and the high temporal resolution of the setup is demonstrated. The possibility of applying finely tuned pressure profiles opens opportunities for future research, such as using oscillations of the piezoactuator to mimic propagation of seismic waves in the Earth.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1532620
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1528659
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL--772752; 962704
Journal Information:
Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 90; ISSN 0034-6748
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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