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most citedFirst principles simulations of dense hydrogen

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36 papers

physics.plasm-ph2026

Reconciling chemical models of X-ray Thomson Scattering with the Bethe -sum rule

Maximilian P. Böhme, Paul Hamann, Veronika A. Kruse +9

X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) is a key diagnostic for high-energy-density plasmas, which can exhibit significant quantum effects even at elevated temperatures. XRTS experiments a…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Kinetic energy from the cubic sum rule of the dynamic structure factor

Fotios Kalkavouras, Panagiotis Tolias, Sebastian Schwalbe +6

The third frequency moment sum rule of the dynamic structure factor is explored for the first time as an alternative estimator of the kinetic energy of quantu…

physics.plasm-ph2026

X-Ray Diagnostics Analysis Verification and Exploration (xDAVE) Code for the Prediction and Interpretation of X-Ray Thomson Scattering Experiments

Hannah M. Bellenbaum, Dave A. Chapman, Maximilian P. Böhme +8

X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) is a common diagnostic used in the warm dense matter (WDM) regime to estimate plasma parameters like density, temperature and charge state. Experime…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Model-free interpretation of X-ray Thomson scattering measurements

Thomas Gawne, Jan Vorberger, Zhandos Moldabekov +2

X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) has emerged as a widely used diagnostics for extreme states of matter in a great variety of situations, and over a broad range of parameters. The st…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Volume Collapse Without a Structural Transition in Shock-Compressed FeO

C. Crépisson, T. Stevens, M. Fitzgerald +121

We report x-ray diffraction and emission spectroscopy of FeO under laser-driven shock compression between 31-199 GPa. FeO retains the B1 (rocksalt) structure along the Hugoniot to…

physics.plasm-ph2026

Overview of X-ray Thomson scattering measurements of extreme states of matter

Tobias Dornheim, Hannah Bellenbaum, Thomas Gawne +2

Since its first successful applications in the early 2000s, x-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) has emerged as one of the most successful tools for the diagnostics of extreme states of…

hep-ph2026

Monte-Carlo Event Generation for X-Ray Thomson Scattering Analysis

Uwe Hernandez Acosta, Thomas Gawne, Jan Vorberger +6

A key diagnostic in warm-dense matter (WDM) experiments is X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS), but its interpretation is often limited by complex instrument effects and the high compu…

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Mermin's dielectric function and the f-sum rule

Thomas Chuna, Jan Vorberger, Thomas Gawne +2

Mermin's dielectric function [N.D. Mermin, Phys. Rev. B 1, 2362 (1970)] is widely assumed to satisfy the f-sum rule because he constrains his ansatz with the continuity equation. H…

physics.plasm-ph2026

XFEL Imaging Techniques for High Energy Density and Inertial Fusion Energy Research at HED-HiBEF

Alejandro Laso Garcia, Mikhail Mishchenko, Victorien Bouffetier +53

The imaging platform developed at the High Energy Density - Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (HED-HiBEF) instrument at the European XFEL and its applications to…

physics.plasm-ph2025

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…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 5 cited

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…

physics.plasm-ph2025

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…

physics.plasm-ph2025★ 2 cited

A Momentum-Resolved X-ray Thomson Scattering Benchmark of Electronic-Response Models in Warm Dense Aluminium

Dmitrii S. Bespalov, Ulf Zastrau, Zhandos A. Moldabekov +58

The robust diagnosis of conditions generated in warm dense matter (WDM) experiments remains a persistent challenge. Here we describe the measurement of shock-compressed aluminium a…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

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…

physics.plasm-ph2025

Scaling of thin wire cylindrical compression after 100 fs Joule surface heating with material, diameter and laser energy

L. Yang, M. -L. Herbert, C. Bähtz +32

We present the first systematic experimental validation of return-current-driven implosion scaling in micrometer-sized wires irradiated by femtosecond laser pulses. Employing XFEL-…

physics.plasm-ph2025

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…

physics.plasm-ph2025★ 9 cited

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…

physics.chem-ph2025

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…

physics.plasm-ph2025

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…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

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…

physics.app-ph2024

Methods for energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy with photon-counting and deconvolution techniques

Alessandro Forte, Thomas Gawne, Oliver S. Humphries +3

Spectroscopic techniques are essential for studying material properties, but the small cross-sections of some methods may result in low signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) in the collect…

physics.plasm-ph2024

Towards Model-free Temperature Diagnostics of Warm Dense Matter from Multiple Scattering Angles

Hannah M. Bellenbaum, Benjamin Bachmann, Dominik Kraus +9

Warm dense matter (WDM) plays an important role in astrophysical objects and technological applications, but the rigorous diagnostics of corresponding experiments is notoriously di…

physics.plasm-ph2024★ 21 cited

Model-free Rayleigh weight from x-ray Thomson scattering measurements

Tobias Dornheim, Hannah M. Bellenbaum, Mandy Bethkenhagen +16

X-ray Thomson scattering (XRTS) has emerged as a powerful tool for the diagnostics of matter under extreme conditions. In principle, it gives one access to important system paramet…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 13 cited

Shock-driven amorphization and melt in FeO

Céline Crépisson, Alexis Amouretti, Marion Harmand +28

We present measurements on FeO amorphization and melt under laser-driven shock compression up to 209(10) GPa via time-resolved in situ x-ray diffraction. At 122(3) GPa, a d…