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Generalized density functional theory framework for the non-linear density response of quantum many-body systems
Zhandos A. Moldabekov, Cheng Ma, Xuecheng Shao +5
A density functional theory (DFT) framework is presented that links functional derivatives of free-energy functionals to non-linear static density response functions in quantum man…
The noiseless limit and improved-prior limit of the maximum entropy method and their implications for the analytic continuation problem
Thomas Chuna, Nicholas Barnfield, Paul Hamann +3
Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) methods are uniquely capable of providing exact simulations of quantum many-body systems. Unfortunately, the applications of a QMC simulation are limited…
Spectral Deconvolution without the Deconvolution: Extracting Temperature from X-ray Thomson Scattering Spectra without the Source-and-Instrument Function
Thomas Gawne, Alina Kononov, Andrew Baczewski +7
X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) probes the dynamic structure factor of the system, but the measured spectrum is broadened by the combined source-and-instrument function (SIF) of th…
Enhancing the Efficiency of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Calculations of Dynamic Response Properties
Zhandos A. Moldabekov, Sebastian Schwalbe, Uwe Hernandez Acosta +4
X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) constitutes an essential technique for diagnosing material properties under extreme conditions, such as high pressures and intense laser heating. Ti…
Correlation function metrology for warm dense matter: Recent developments and practical guidelines
Maximilian Peter Böhme, Willow Martin, Hannah Bellenbaum +13
X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) has emerged as a valuable diagnostic for matter under extreme conditions, as it captures the intricate many-body physics of the probed sample. Recen…
Taylor series perspective on ab initio path integral Monte Carlo simulations with Fermi-Dirac statistics
Tobias Dornheim, Alexander Benedix Robles, Paul Hamann +6
The fermion sign problem constitutes a fundamental computational bottleneck across a plethora of research fields in physics, quantum chemistry and related disciplines. Recently, it…
Re-weighting estimator for ab initio path integral Monte Carlo simulations of fictitious identical particles
Tobias Dornheim, Pontus Svensson, Paul Hamann +4
The fermion sign problem constitutes one of the most fundamental obstacles in quantum many-body theory. Recently, it has been suggested to circumvent the sign problem by carrying o…
Orientational Effects in the Low Pair Continuum of Aluminium
Thomas Gawne, Zhandos A Moldabekov, Oliver S Humphries +6
We compare the predictions of the dynamic structure factor (DSF) of ambient polycrystalline aluminium from time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) in the pair continuum re…
Ab initio density functional theory approach to warm dense hydrogen: from density response to electronic correlations
Zhandos A. Moldabekov, Xuecheng Shao, Hannah M. Bellenbaum +5
Understanding the properties of warm dense hydrogen is of key importance for the modeling of compact astrophysical objects and to understand and further optimize inertial confineme…
Static linear density response from X-ray Thomson scattering measurements: a case study of warm dense beryllium
Sebastian Schwalbe, Hannah Bellenbaum, Tilo Döppner +8
Linear response theory is ubiquitous throughout physics and plays a central role in the theoretical description of warm dense matter -- an extreme state that occurs within compact…
Applying the Liouville-Lanczos Method of Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory to Warm Dense Matter
Zhandos A. Moldabekov, Sebastian Schwalbe, Thomas Gawne +3
Ab initio modeling of dynamic structure factors (DSF) and related density response properties in the warm dense matter (WDM) regime is a challenging computational task. The DSF, co…
Estimating ionization states and continuum lowering from ab initio path integral Monte Carlo simulations for warm dense hydrogen
Hannah M. Bellenbaum, Maximilian P. Böhme, Michael Bonitz +8
Warm dense matter (WDM) is an active field of research, with applications ranging from astrophysics to inertial confinement fusion. Ionization degree and continuum lowering are imp…
HEART: A New X-Ray Tracing Code for Mosaic Crystal Spectrometers
Thomas Gawne, Sebastian Schwalbe, Thomas Chuna +3
We introduce a new open-source Python x-ray tracing code for modelling Bragg diffracting mosaic crystal spectrometers: High Energy Applications Ray Tracer (HEART). HEART's high mod…
Fermionic free energies from \textit{ab initio} path integral Monte Carlo simulations of fictitious identical particles
Tobias Dornheim, Zhandos Moldabekov, Sebastian Schwalbe +2
We combine the recent ensemble path integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) approach to the free energy [T.~Dornheim \textit{et al.}, \textit{Phys.~Rev.~B} \textbf{111}, L041114 (2025)] wi…
Strong geometry dependence of the X-ray Thomson Scattering Spectrum in single crystal silicon
Thomas Gawne, Zhandos A. Moldabekov, Oliver S. Humphries +17
We report on results from an experiment at the European XFEL where we measured the x-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) spectrum of single crystal silicon with ultrahigh resolution. Com…