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Moldabekov Z, Gawne TD, Schwalbe S, Preston TR, Vorberger J, Dornheim T. Ultrafast Heating-Induced Suppression of d-Band Dominance in the Electronic Excitation Spectrum of Cuprum. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:25239-25250. [PMID: 38882083 PMCID: PMC11170750 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c02920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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The combination of isochoric heating of solids by free-electron lasers (FELs) and in situ diagnostics by X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) allows for measurements of material properties at warm dense matter (WDM) conditions relevant for astrophysics, inertial confinement fusion, and materials science. In the case of metals, the FEL beam pumps energy directly into electrons with the lattice structure of ions being nearly unaffected. This leads to a unique transient state that gives rise to a set of interesting physical effects, which can serve as a reliable testing platform for WDM theories. In this work, we present extensive linear-response time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) results for the electronic dynamic structure factor of isochorically heated copper with a face-centered cubic lattice. At ambient conditions, the plasmon is heavily damped due to the presence of d-band excitations, and its position is independent of the wavenumber. In contrast, the plasmon feature starts to dominate the excitation spectrum and has a Bohm-Gross-type plasmon dispersion for temperatures T ≥ 4 eV, where the quasi-free electrons in the interstitial region are in the WDM regime. In addition, we analyze the thermal changes in the d-band excitations and outline the possibility to use future XRTS measurements of isochorically heated copper as a controlled testbed for WDM theories.
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- Zhandos Moldabekov
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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Nguyen-Cong K, Willman JT, Gonzalez JM, Williams AS, Belonoshko AB, Moore SG, Thompson AP, Wood MA, Eggert JH, Millot M, Zepeda-Ruiz LA, Oleynik II. Extreme Metastability of Diamond and its Transformation to the BC8 Post-Diamond Phase of Carbon. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1152-1160. [PMID: 38269426 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Diamond possesses exceptional physical properties due to its remarkably strong carbon-carbon bonding, leading to significant resilience to structural transformations at very high pressures and temperatures. Despite several experimental attempts, synthesis and recovery of the theoretically predicted post-diamond BC8 phase remains elusive. Through quantum-accurate multimillion atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we have uncovered the extreme metastability of diamond at very high pressures, significantly exceeding its range of thermodynamic stability. We predict the post-diamond BC8 phase to be experimentally accessible only within a narrow high pressure-temperature region of the carbon phase diagram. The diamond to BC8 transformation proceeds through premelting followed by BC8 nucleation and growth in the metastable carbon liquid. We propose a double-shock compression pathway for BC8 synthesis, which is currently being explored in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.
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- Kien Nguyen-Cong
- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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Röpke G, Dornheim T, Vorberger J, Blaschke D, Mahato B. Virial coefficients of the uniform electron gas from path-integral Monte Carlo simulations. Phys Rev E 2024; 109:025202. [PMID: 38491663 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.109.025202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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The properties of plasmas in the low-density limit are described by virial expansions. Analytical expressions are known from Green's function approaches only for the first three virial coefficients. Accurate path-integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) simulations have recently been performed for the uniform electron gas, allowing the virial expansions to be analyzed and interpolation formulas to be derived. The exact expression for the second virial coefficient is used to test the accuracy of the PIMC simulations and the range of validity of the interpolation formula of Groth et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 135001 (2017)0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.119.135001], and we discuss the fourth virial coefficient, which is not exactly known yet. Combining PIMC simulations with benchmarks from exact virial expansion results would allow us to obtain more accurate representations of the equation of state for parameter ranges of conditions which are of interest, e.g., for helioseismology.
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- G Röpke
- Institute of Physics, University of Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Str. 23-24, D-18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
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- Institute for Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, 50-204 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, 50-204 Wroclaw, Poland
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Werellapatha K, Palmer NE, Gorman MG, Bernier JV, Bhandarkar NS, Bradley DK, Braun DG, Bruhn M, Carpenter A, Celliers PM, Coppari F, Dayton M, Durand C, Eggert JH, Ferguson B, Heidl B, Heinbockel C, Heredia R, Huckins J, Hurd E, Hsing W, Krauland CM, Lazicki AE, Kalantar D, Kehl J, Killebrew K, Masters N, Millot M, Nagel SR, Petre RB, Ping Y, Polsin DN, Singh S, Stan CV, Swift D, Tabimina J, Thomas A, Zobrist T, Benedetti LR. Time-resolved X-ray diffraction diagnostic development for the National Ignition Facility. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2024; 95:013903. [PMID: 38236087 DOI: 10.1063/5.0161343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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We present the development of an experimental platform that can collect four frames of x-ray diffraction data along a single line of sight during laser-driven, dynamic-compression experiments at the National Ignition Facility. The platform is comprised of a diagnostic imager built around ultrafast sensors with a 2-ns integration time, a custom target assembly that serves also to shield the imager, and a 10-ns duration, quasi-monochromatic x-ray source produced by laser-generated plasma. We demonstrate the performance with diffraction data for Pb ramp compressed to 150 GPa and illuminated by a Ge x-ray source that produces ∼7 × 1011, 10.25-keV photons/ns at the 400 μm diameter sample.
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- K Werellapatha
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- General Atomics, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14623, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Sio H, Krygier A, Braun DG, Rudd RE, Bonev SA, Coppari F, Millot M, Fratanduono DE, Bhandarkar N, Bitter M, Bradley DK, Efthimion PC, Eggert JH, Gao L, Hill KW, Hood R, Hsing W, Izumi N, Kemp G, Kozioziemski B, Landen OL, Le Galloudec K, Lockard TE, Mackinnon A, McNaney JM, Ose N, Park HS, Remington BA, Schneider MB, Stoupin S, Thorn DB, Vonhof S, Wu CJ, Ping Y. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure of dynamically-compressed copper up to 1 terapascal. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7046. [PMID: 37949859 PMCID: PMC10638371 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42684-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Large laser facilities have recently enabled material characterization at the pressures of Earth and Super-Earth cores. However, the temperature of the compressed materials has been largely unknown, or solely relied on models and simulations, due to lack of diagnostics under these challenging conditions. Here, we report on temperature, density, pressure, and local structure of copper determined from extended x-ray absorption fine structure and velocimetry up to 1 Terapascal. These results nearly double the highest pressure at which extended x-ray absorption fine structure has been reported in any material. In this work, the copper temperature is unexpectedly found to be much higher than predicted when adjacent to diamond layer(s), demonstrating the important influence of the sample environment on the thermal state of materials; this effect may introduce additional temperature uncertainties in some previous experiments using diamond and provides new guidance for future experimental design.
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- H Sio
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, 100 Stellarator Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, 100 Stellarator Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, 100 Stellarator Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA
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- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, 100 Stellarator Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- General Atomics, 3550 General Atomics Court, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Ave, Livermore, CA, 94550, USA
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Katagiri K, Pikuz T, Fang L, Albertazzi B, Egashira S, Inubushi Y, Kamimura G, Kodama R, Koenig M, Kozioziemski B, Masaoka G, Miyanishi K, Nakamura H, Ota M, Rigon G, Sakawa Y, Sano T, Schoofs F, Smith ZJ, Sueda K, Togashi T, Vinci T, Wang Y, Yabashi M, Yabuuchi T, Dresselhaus-Marais LE, Ozaki N. Transonic dislocation propagation in diamond. Science 2023; 382:69-72. [PMID: 37796999 DOI: 10.1126/science.adh5563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
Abstract
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 simulations predict the existence of a limiting velocity of dislocation motion between the transonic and subsonic ranges at which the self-energy of dislocation diverges, though they do not deny the possibility of the transonic dislocations. We used femtosecond x-ray radiography to track ultrafast dislocation motion in shock-compressed single-crystal diamond. By visualizing stacking faults extending faster than the slowest sound wave speed of diamond, we show the evidence of partial dislocations at their leading edge moving transonically. Understanding the upper limit of dislocation mobility in crystals is essential to accurately model, predict, and control the mechanical properties of materials under extreme conditions.
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- Kento Katagiri
- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research in Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- LULI, CNRS, CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, UPMC, Univ Paris 06: Sorbonne Universites, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, F-91128, France
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, 679-5198, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, 679-5148, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
- Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research in Initiatives, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
- LULI, CNRS, CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, UPMC, Univ Paris 06: Sorbonne Universites, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, F-91128, France
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon OX14 3DB, UK
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- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, 679-5198, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, 679-5148, Japan
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- LULI, CNRS, CEA, Ecole Polytechnique, UPMC, Univ Paris 06: Sorbonne Universites, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, F-91128, France
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, 679-5198, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, 679-5148, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo, 679-5198, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo, 679-5148, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
- Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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Shi J, Liang Z, Wang J, Pan S, Ding C, Wang Y, Wang HT, Xing D, Sun J. Double-Shock Compression Pathways from Diamond to BC8 Carbon. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:146101. [PMID: 37862650 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.146101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Carbon is one of the most important elements for both industrial applications and fundamental research, including life, physics, chemistry, materials, and even planetary science. Although theoretical predictions on the transition from diamond to the BC8 (Ia3[over ¯]) carbon were made more than thirty years ago, after tremendous experimental efforts, direct evidence for the existence of BC8 carbon is still lacking. In this study, a machine learning potential was developed for high-pressure carbon fitted from first-principles calculations, which exhibited great capabilities in modeling the melting and Hugoniot line. Using the molecular dynamics based on this machine learning potential, we designed a thermodynamic pathway that is achievable for the double shock compression experiment to obtain the elusive BC8 carbon. Diamond was compressed up to 584 GPa after the first shock at 20.5 km/s. Subsequently, in the second shock compression at 24.8 or 25.0 km/s, diamond was compressed to a supercooled liquid and then solidified to BC8 in around 1 ns. Furthermore, the critical nucleus size and nucleation rate of BC8 were calculated, which are crucial for nano-second x-ray diffraction measurements to observe BC8 carbon during shock compressions. The key to obtaining BC8 carbon lies in the formation of liquid at a sufficient supercooling. Our work provides a feasible pathway by which the long-sought BC8 phase of carbon can be reached in experiments.
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- Jiuyang Shi
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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Myint PC, Sterbentz DM, Brown JL, Stoltzfus BS, Delplanque JPR, Belof JL. Scaling Law for the Onset of Solidification at Extreme Undercooling. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:106101. [PMID: 37739355 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.106101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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Quasi-isentropic compression enables one to study the solidification of metastable liquid states that are inaccessible through other experimental means. The onset of this nonequilibrium solidification is known to depend on the compression rate and material-specific factors, but this complex interdependence has not been well characterized. In this study, we use a combination of experiments, theory, and computational simulations to derive a general scaling law that quantifies this dependence. One of its applications is a novel means to elucidate melt temperatures at high pressures.
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- Philip C Myint
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA
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- Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Dornheim T, Vorberger J, Moldabekov ZA, Böhme M. Analysing the dynamic structure of warm dense matter in the imaginary-time domain: theoretical models and simulations. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2023; 381:20220217. [PMID: 37393936 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2022.0217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Rigorous diagnostics of experiments with warm dense matter are notoriously difficult. A key method is X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS), but the interpretation of XRTS measurements is usually based on theoretical models that entail various approximations. Recently, Dornheim et al. [Nat. Commun. 13, 7911 (2022)] introduced a new framework for temperature diagnostics of XRTS experiments that is based on imaginary-time correlation functions. On the one hand, switching from the frequency to the imaginary-time domain gives one direct access to a number of physical properties, which facilitates the extraction of the temperature of arbitrarily complex materials without relying on any models or approximations. On the other hand, the bulk of theoretical work in dynamic quantum many-body theory is devoted to the frequency domain, and, to the best of our knowledge, the manifestation of physics properties within the imaginary-time density-density correlation function (ITCF) remains poorly understood. In the present work, we aim to fill this gap by introducing a simple, semi-analytical model for the imaginary-time dependence of two-body correlations within the framework of imaginary-time path integrals. As a practical example, we compare our new model to extensive ab initio path integral Monte Carlo results for the ITCF of a uniform electron gas, and find excellent agreement over a broad range of wavenumbers, densities and temperatures. This article is part of the theme issue 'Dynamic and transient processes in warm dense matter'.
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- Tobias Dornheim
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
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Liu C, Errea I, Ding C, Pickard C, Conway LJ, Monserrat B, Fang YW, Lu Q, Sun J, Boronat J, Cazorla C. Excitonic insulator to superconductor phase transition in ultra-compressed helium. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4458. [PMID: 37491484 PMCID: PMC10368699 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40240-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023] Open
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Helium, the second most abundant element in the universe, exhibits an extremely large electronic band gap of about 20 eV at ambient pressures. While the metallization pressure of helium has been accurately determined, thus far little attention has been paid to the specific mechanisms driving the band-gap closure and electronic properties of this quantum crystal in the terapascal regime (1 TPa = 10 Mbar). Here, we employ density functional theory and many-body perturbation calculations to fill up this knowledge gap. It is found that prior to reaching metallicity helium becomes an excitonic insulator (EI), an exotic state of matter in which electrostatically bound electron-hole pairs may form spontaneously. Furthermore, we predict metallic helium to be a superconductor with a critical temperature of ≈ 20 K just above its metallization pressure and of ≈ 70 K at 100 TPa. These unforeseen phenomena may be critical for improving our fundamental understanding and modeling of celestial bodies.
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- Cong Liu
- Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Nord B4-B5, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
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- Fisika Aplikatua Saila, Gipuzkoako Ingeniaritza Eskola, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Europa Plaza 1, 20018, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Manuel de Lardizabal pasealekua 5, 20018, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Manuel de Lardizabal pasealekua 4, 20018, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB30FS, UK
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB30FS, UK
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB30FS, UK
- Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB30HE, UK
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- Fisika Aplikatua Saila, Gipuzkoako Ingeniaritza Eskola, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Europa Plaza 1, 20018, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC-UPV/EHU), Manuel de Lardizabal pasealekua 5, 20018, Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
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- Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Nord B4-B5, Barcelona, 08034, Spain
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- Departament de Física, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Nord B4-B5, Barcelona, 08034, Spain.
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Lee SK, Yi Y, Kim YH, Kim HI, Chow P, Xiao Y, Eng P, Shen G. Imaging of the electronic bonding of diamond at pressures up to 2 million atmospheres. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadg4159. [PMID: 37205753 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg4159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Diamond shows unprecedented hardness. Because hardness is a measure of resistance of chemical bonds in a material to external indentation, the electronic bonding nature of diamond beyond several million atmospheres is key to understanding the origin of hardness. However, probing the electronic structures of diamond at such extreme pressure has not been experimentally possible. The measurements on the inelastic x-ray scattering spectra for diamond up to 2 million atmospheres provide data on the evolution of its electronic structures under compression. The mapping of the observed electronic density of states allows us to obtain a two-dimensional image of the bonding transitions of diamond undergoing deformation. The spectral change near edge onset is minor beyond a million atmospheres, while its electronic structure displays marked pressure-induced electron delocalization. Such electronic responses indicate that diamond's external rigidity is supported by its ability to reconcile internal stress, providing insights into the origins of hardness in materials.
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- Sung Keun Lee
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Institute of Applied Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- HPCAT, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
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- HPCAT, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- HPCAT, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 USA
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Moldabekov ZA, Lokamani M, Vorberger J, Cangi A, Dornheim T. Assessing the accuracy of hybrid exchange-correlation functionals for the density response of warm dense electrons. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:094105. [PMID: 36889956 DOI: 10.1063/5.0135729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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We assess the accuracy of common hybrid exchange-correlation (XC) functionals (PBE0, PBE0-1/3, HSE06, HSE03, and B3LYP) within the Kohn-Sham density functional theory for the harmonically perturbed electron gas at parameters relevant for the challenging conditions of the warm dense matter. Generated by laser-induced compression and heating in the laboratory, the warm dense matter is a state of matter that also occurs in white dwarfs and planetary interiors. We consider both weak and strong degrees of density inhomogeneity induced by the external field at various wavenumbers. We perform an error analysis by comparing with the exact quantum Monte Carlo results. In the case of a weak perturbation, we report the static linear density response function and the static XC kernel at a metallic density for both the degenerate ground-state limit and for partial degeneracy at the electronic Fermi temperature. Overall, we observe an improvement in the density response when the PBE0, PBE0-1/3, HSE06, and HSE03 functionals are used, compared with the previously reported results for the PBE, PBEsol, local-density approximation, and AM05 functionals; B3LYP, on the other hand, does not perform well for the considered system. Additionally, the PBE0, PBE0-1/3, HSE06, and HSE03 functionals are more accurate for the density response properties than SCAN in the regime of partial degeneracy.
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- Zhandos A Moldabekov
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
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- Information Services and Computing, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Insitute of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
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Gong X, Polsin DN, Paul R, Henderson BJ, Eggert JH, Coppari F, Smith RF, Rygg JR, Collins GW. X-Ray Diffraction of Ramp-Compressed Silicon to 390 GPa. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:076101. [PMID: 36867795 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.076101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Silicon (Si) exhibits a rich collection of phase transitions under ambient-temperature isothermal and shock compression. This report describes in situ diffraction measurements of ramp-compressed Si between 40 and 389 GPa. Angle-dispersive x-ray scattering reveals that Si assumes an hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure between 40 and 93 GPa and, at higher pressure, a face-centered cubic structure that persists to at least 389 GPa, the highest pressure for which the crystal structure of Si has been investigated. The range of hcp stability extends to higher pressures and temperatures than predicted by theory.
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- X Gong
- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550-9234, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA
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- University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Rochester, New York 14623-1299, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0132, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627-0171, USA
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Moldabekov ZA, Lokamani M, Vorberger J, Cangi A, Dornheim T. Non-empirical Mixing Coefficient for Hybrid XC Functionals from Analysis of the XC Kernel. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:1326-1333. [PMID: 36724891 PMCID: PMC9923747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We present an analysis of the static exchange-correlation (XC) kernel computed from hybrid functionals with a single mixing coefficient such as PBE0 and PBE0-1/3. We break down the hybrid XC kernels into the exchange and correlation parts using the Hartree-Fock functional, the exchange-only PBE, and the correlation-only PBE. This decomposition is combined with exact data for the static XC kernel of the uniform electron gas and an Airy gas model within a subsystem functional approach. This gives us a tool for the non-empirical choice of the mixing coefficient under ambient and extreme conditions. Our analysis provides physical insights into the effect of the variation of the mixing coefficient in hybrid functionals, which is of immense practical value. The presented approach is general and can be used for other types of functionals like screened hybrids.
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- Zhandos A. Moldabekov
- Center
for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826Görlitz, Germany
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- Information
Services and Computing, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany
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- Institute
of Radiation Physics, Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany
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- Center
for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826Görlitz, Germany
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- Center
for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-02826Görlitz, Germany
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Moldabekov Z, Böhme M, Vorberger J, Blaschke D, Dornheim T. Ab Initio Static Exchange-Correlation Kernel across Jacob's Ladder without Functional Derivatives. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:1286-1299. [PMID: 36724889 PMCID: PMC9979610 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c01180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The electronic exchange─correlation (XC) kernel constitutes a fundamental input for the estimation of a gamut of properties such as the dielectric characteristics, the thermal and electrical conductivity, or the response to an external perturbation. In this work, we present a formally exact methodology for the computation of the system specific static XC kernel exclusively within the framework of density functional theory (DFT) and without employing functional derivatives─no external input apart from the usual XC-functional is required. We compare our new results with exact quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) data for the archetypical uniform electron gas model under both ambient and warm dense matter conditions. This gives us unprecedented insights into the performance of different XC functionals, and it has important implications for the development of new functionals that are designed for the application at extreme temperatures. In addition, we obtain new DFT results for the XC kernel of warm dense hydrogen as it occurs in fusion applications and astrophysical objects. The observed excellent agreement to the QMC reference data demonstrates that presented framework is capable to capture nontrivial effects such as XC-induced isotropy breaking in the density response of hydrogen at large wave numbers.
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- Zhandos Moldabekov
- Center
for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826Görlitz, Germany,Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany,E-mail:
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- Center
for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826Görlitz, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany
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- Institute
of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, 50-204Wroclaw, Poland
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- Center
for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826Görlitz, Germany,Helmholtz-Zentrum
Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328Dresden, Germany,E-mail:
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Celliers PM, Millot M. Imaging velocity interferometer system for any reflector (VISAR) diagnostics for high energy density sciences. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2023; 94:011101. [PMID: 36725591 DOI: 10.1063/5.0123439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Two variants of optical imaging velocimetry, specifically the one-dimensional streaked line-imaging and the two-dimensional time-resolved area-imaging versions of the Velocity Interferometer System for Any Reflector (VISAR), have become important diagnostics in high energy density sciences, including inertial confinement fusion and dynamic compression of condensed matter. Here, we give a brief review of the historical development of these techniques, then describe the current implementations at major high energy density (HED) facilities worldwide, including the OMEGA Laser Facility and the National Ignition Facility. We illustrate the versatility and power of these techniques by reviewing diverse applications of imaging VISARs for gas-gun and laser-driven dynamic compression experiments for materials science, shock physics, condensed matter physics, chemical physics, plasma physics, planetary science and astronomy, as well as a broad range of HED experiments and laser-driven inertial confinement fusion research.
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- Peter M Celliers
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Hari A, Hari R, Heighway PG, Smith RF, Duffy TS, Sims M, Singh S, Fratanduono DE, Bolme CA, Gleason AE, Coppari F, Lee HJ, Granados E, Heimann P, Eggert JH, Wicks JK. High pressure phase transition and strength estimate in polycrystalline alumina during laser-driven shock compression. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 35:094002. [PMID: 36575863 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aca860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Alumina (Al2O3) is an important ceramic material notable for its compressive strength and hardness. It represents one of the major oxide components of the Earth's mantle. Static compression experiments have reported evidence for phase transformations from the trigonalα-corundum phase to the orthorhombic Rh2O3(II)-type structure at ∼90 GPa, and then to the post-perovskite structure at ∼130 GPa, but these phases have yet to be directly observed under shock compression. In this work, we describe laser-driven shock compression experiments on polycrystalline alumina conducted at the Matter in Extreme Conditions endstation of the Linac Coherent Light Source. Ultrafast x-ray pulses (50 fs, 1012photons/pulse) were used to probe the atomic-level response at different times during shock propagation and subsequent pressure release. At 107 ± 8 GPa on the Hugoniot, we observe diffraction peaks that match the orthorhombic Rh2O3(II) phase with a density of 5.16 ± 0.03 g cm-3. Upon unloading, the material transforms back to theα-corundum structure. Upon release to ambient pressure, densities are lower than predicted assuming isentropic release, indicating additional lattice expansion due to plastic work heating. Using temperature values calculated from density measurements, we provide an estimate of alumina's strength on release from shock compression.
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- Anirudh Hari
- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States of America
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States of America
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- Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States of America
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- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, United States of America
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States of America
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States of America
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States of America
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, United States of America
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States of America
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States of America
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, United States of America
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States of America
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Dornheim T, Böhme M, Kraus D, Döppner T, Preston TR, Moldabekov ZA, Vorberger J. Accurate temperature diagnostics for matter under extreme conditions. Nat Commun 2022; 13:7911. [PMID: 36564411 PMCID: PMC9789064 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35578-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The experimental investigation of matter under extreme densities and temperatures, as in astrophysical objects and nuclear fusion applications, constitutes one of the most active frontiers at the interface of material science, plasma physics, and engineering. The central obstacle is given by the rigorous interpretation of the experimental results, as even the diagnosis of basic parameters like the temperature T is rendered difficult at these extreme conditions. Here, we present a simple, approximation-free method to extract the temperature of arbitrarily complex materials in thermal equilibrium from X-ray Thomson scattering experiments, without the need for any simulations or an explicit deconvolution. Our paradigm can be readily implemented at modern facilities and corresponding experiments will have a profound impact on our understanding of warm dense matter and beyond, and open up a variety of appealing possibilities in the context of thermonuclear fusion, laboratory astrophysics, and related disciplines.
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- Tobias Dornheim
- grid.510908.5Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Görlitz, D-02826 Germany ,grid.40602.300000 0001 2158 0612Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, D-01328 Germany
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- grid.510908.5Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Görlitz, D-02826 Germany ,grid.40602.300000 0001 2158 0612Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, D-01328 Germany ,grid.4488.00000 0001 2111 7257Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, D-01062 Germany
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- grid.40602.300000 0001 2158 0612Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, D-01328 Germany ,grid.10493.3f0000000121858338Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, D-18059 Germany
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- grid.250008.f0000 0001 2160 9702Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
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- grid.434729.f0000 0004 0590 2900European XFEL, Schenefeld, D-22869 Germany
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- grid.510908.5Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), Görlitz, D-02826 Germany ,grid.40602.300000 0001 2158 0612Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, D-01328 Germany
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- grid.40602.300000 0001 2158 0612Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, D-01328 Germany
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Werellapatha K, Hall GN, Krauland C, Krygier A, Bhandarkar N, Bradley DK, Coppari F, Gorman MG, Heinbockel C, Kemp GE, Khan SF, Lazicki A, Masters N, May MJ, Nagel SR, Palmer NE, Eggert JH, Benedetti LR. Optimized x-ray emission from 10 ns long germanium x-ray sources at the National Ignition Facility. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:123902. [PMID: 36586918 DOI: 10.1063/5.0106696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study investigates methods to optimize quasi-monochromatic, ∼10 ns long x-ray sources (XRS) for time-resolved x-ray diffraction measurements of phase transitions during dynamic laser compression measurements at the National Ignition Facility (NIF). To support this, we produce continuous and pulsed XRS by irradiating a Ge foil with NIF lasers to achieve an intensity of 2 × 1015 W/cm2, optimizing the laser-to-x-ray conversion efficiency. Our x-ray source is dominated by Ge He-α line emission. We discuss methods to optimize the source to maintain a uniform XRS for ∼10 ns, mitigating cold plasma and higher energy x-ray emission lines.
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- K Werellapatha
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- General Atomics, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Phase transformation path in Aluminum under ramp compression; simulation and experimental study. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18954. [DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23785-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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AbstractWe present a framework based on non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) to reproduce the phase transformation event of Aluminum under ramp compression loading. The simulated stress-density response, virtual x-ray diffraction patterns, and structure analysis are compared against the previously observed experimental laser-driven ramp compression in-situ x-ray diffraction data. The NEMD simulations show the solid–solid phase transitions are consistent to experimental observations with a close-packed face-centered cubic (fcc) (111), hexagonal close-packed (hcp) structure (002), and body-centered cubic bcc (110) planes remaining parallel. The atomic-level analysis of NEMD simulations identifiy the exact phase transformation pathway happening via Bain transformation while the previous in situ x-ray diffraction data did not provide sufficient information for deducing the exact phase transformation path.
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Ning BY. Pressure-induced structural phase transitions of zirconium: an ab initiostudy based on statistical ensemble theory. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:505402. [PMID: 36261047 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac9bbf] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Recently, we put forward a direct integral approach to solve the partition function with ultrahigh efficiency and precision, which enables the rigorous ensemble theory to investigate phase behaviors of realistic condensed matters and has been successfully applied to the phase transition of vanadium metal (Ninget al2022J. Phys.: Condens. Matter34425404). In this work, the approach is applied to the structural phase transitions of zirconium metal under compressions up to 160 GPa and ultrahigh calculation precision is achieved. For the obtained equation of state with pressure over 40 GPa, the deviations from latest experiments are within0.7%and the computed transition pressure ofα→ωis 6.93 GPa, which is about five times larger than previous theoretical predictions and in excellent agreement with the measured range of 5-15 GPa. Our results support the argument that there is no existence of the isostructural phase transition of Zr metal that was asserted by recent experimental observations.
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- Bo-Yuan Ning
- Institute of Modern Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
- Applied Ion Beam Physics Laboratory, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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Böhme M, Moldabekov ZA, Vorberger J, Dornheim T. Static Electronic Density Response of Warm Dense Hydrogen: Ab Initio Path Integral Monte Carlo Simulations. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:066402. [PMID: 36018668 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.066402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The properties of hydrogen under extreme conditions are important for many applications, including inertial confinement fusion and astrophysical models. A key quantity is given by the electronic density response to an external perturbation, which is probed in x-ray Thomson scattering experiments-the state of the art diagnostics from which system parameters like the free electron density n_{e}, the electronic temperature T_{e}, and the charge state Z can be inferred. In this work, we present highly accurate path integral Monte Carlo results for the static electronic density response of hydrogen. We obtain the static exchange-correlation (XC) kernel K_{XC}, which is of central relevance for many applications, such as time-dependent density functional theory. This gives us a first unbiased look into the electronic density response of hydrogen in the warm-dense matter regime, thereby opening up a gamut of avenues for future research.
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- Maximilian Böhme
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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Schulman LS. Low Entropy Future Boundary Conditions. ENTROPY 2022; 24:e24070976. [PMID: 35885200 PMCID: PMC9323633 DOI: 10.3390/e24070976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A number of ways to detect future, low-entropy, boundary conditions are considered. The most important of these is the use of slowly-decaying isotopes and the observation (or prediction) of galactic dynamics. There is the expectation that future developments in experimental or observational technique will yield positive results.
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Moldabekov Z, Vorberger J, Dornheim T. Density Functional Theory Perspective on the Nonlinear Response of Correlated Electrons across Temperature Regimes. J Chem Theory Comput 2022; 18:2900-2912. [PMID: 35484932 PMCID: PMC9097288 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We explore a new formalism to study the nonlinear electronic density response based on Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT) at partially and strongly quantum degenerate regimes. It is demonstrated that the KS-DFT calculations are able to accurately reproduce the available path integral Monte Carlo simulation results at temperatures relevant for warm dense matter research. The existing analytical results for the quadratic and cubic response functions are rigorously tested. It is demonstrated that the analytical results for the quadratic response function closely agree with the KS-DFT data. Furthermore, the performed analysis reveals that currently available analytical formulas for the cubic response function are not able to describe simulation results, neither qualitatively nor quantitatively, at small wavenumbers q < 2qF, with qF being the Fermi wavenumber. The results show that KS-DFT can be used to describe warm dense matter that is strongly perturbed by an external field with remarkable accuracy. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that KS-DFT constitutes a valuable tool to guide the development of the nonlinear response theory of correlated quantum electrons from ambient to extreme conditions. This opens up new avenues to study nonlinear effects in a gamut of different contexts at conditions that cannot be accessed with previously used path integral Monte Carlo methods.
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- Zhandos Moldabekov
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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Kim D, Smith RF, Ocampo IK, Coppari F, Marshall MC, Ginnane MK, Wicks JK, Tracy SJ, Millot M, Lazicki A, Rygg JR, Eggert JH, Duffy TS. Structure and density of silicon carbide to 1.5 TPa and implications for extrasolar planets. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2260. [PMID: 35477934 PMCID: PMC9046200 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29762-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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There has been considerable recent interest in the high-pressure behavior of silicon carbide, a potential major constituent of carbon-rich exoplanets. In this work, the atomic-level structure of SiC was determined through in situ X-ray diffraction under laser-driven ramp compression up to 1.5 TPa; stresses more than seven times greater than previous static and shock data. Here we show that the B1-type structure persists over this stress range and we have constrained its equation of state (EOS). Using this data we have determined the first experimentally based mass-radius curves for a hypothetical pure SiC planet. Interior structure models are constructed for planets consisting of a SiC-rich mantle and iron-rich core. Carbide planets are found to be ~10% less dense than corresponding terrestrial planets.
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- D Kim
- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Guignard J, Prakasam M, Largeteau A. A Review of Binderless Polycrystalline Diamonds: Focus on the High-Pressure-High-Temperature Sintering Process. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15062198. [PMID: 35329649 PMCID: PMC8951216 DOI: 10.3390/ma15062198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Nowadays, synthetic diamonds are easy to fabricate industrially, and a wide range of methods were developed during the last century. Among them, the high-pressure–high-temperature (HP–HT) process is the most used to prepare diamond compacts for cutting or drilling applications. However, these diamond compacts contain binder, limiting their mechanical and optical properties and their substantial uses. Binderless diamond compacts were synthesized more recently, and important developments were made to optimize the P–T conditions of sintering. Resulting sintered compacts had mechanical and optical properties at least equivalent to that of natural single crystal and higher than that of binder-containing sintered compacts, offering a huge potential market. However, pressure–temperature (P–T) conditions to sinter such bodies remain too high for an industrial transfer, making this the next challenge to be accomplished. This review gives an overview of natural diamond formation and the main experimental techniques that are used to synthesize and/or sinter diamond powders and compact objects. The focus of this review is the HP–HT process, especially for the synthesis and sintering of binderless diamonds. P–T conditions of the formation and exceptional properties of such objects are discussed and compared with classic binder-diamonds objects and with natural single-crystal diamonds. Finally, the question of an industrial transfer is asked and outlooks related to this are proposed.
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Huang T, Liu C, Wang J, Pan S, Han Y, Pickard CJ, Helled R, Wang HT, Xing D, Sun J. Metallic Aluminum Suboxides with Ultrahigh Electrical Conductivity at High Pressure. RESEARCH (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2022; 2022:9798758. [PMID: 36111317 PMCID: PMC9448442 DOI: 10.34133/2022/9798758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aluminum, as the most abundant metallic elemental content in the Earth's crust, usually exists in the form of alumina (Al2O3). However, the oxidation state of aluminum and the crystal structures of aluminum oxides in the pressure range of planetary interiors are not well established. Here, we predicted two aluminum suboxides (Al2O, AlO) and two superoxides (Al4O7, AlO3) with uncommon stoichiometries at high pressures using first-principle calculations and crystal structure prediction methods. We find that the P4/nmm Al2O becomes stable above ~765 GPa and may survive in the deep mantles or cores of giant planets such as Neptune. Interestingly, the Al2O and AlO are metallic and have electride features, in which some electrons are localized in the interstitials between atoms. We find that Al2O has an electrical conductivity one order of magnitude higher than that of iron under the same pressure-temperature conditions, which may influence the total conductivity of giant planets. Our findings enrich the high-pressure phase diagram of aluminum oxides and improve our understanding of the interior structure of giant planets.
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- Tianheng Huang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK
- Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute for Computational Science, Center for Theoretical Astrophysics & Cosmology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, And Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Dornheim T, Vorberger J, Militzer B, Moldabekov ZA. Momentum distribution of the uniform electron gas at finite temperature: Effects of spin polarization. Phys Rev E 2021; 104:055206. [PMID: 34942706 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.104.055206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We carry out extensive direct path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) simulations of the uniform electron gas (UEG) at finite temperature for different values of the spin-polarization ξ. This allows us to unambiguously quantify the impact of spin effects on the momentum distribution function n(k) and related properties. We find that interesting physical effects like the interaction-induced increase in the occupation of the zero-momentum state n(0) substantially depend on ξ. Our results further advance the current understanding of the UEG as a fundamental model system, and are of practical relevance for the description of transport properties of warm dense matter in an external magnetic field. All PIMC results are freely available online and can be used as a benchmark for the development of methods and applications.
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- Tobias Dornheim
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.,Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS), D-02826 Görlitz, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), D-01328 Dresden, Germany
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