3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Data analysis methods for powder x-ray diffraction intensity under laser-driven dynamic compression at Omega and NIF laser facilities
Marius Millot, Federica Coppari, Amy Lazicki +1
Powder x-ray diffraction (PXRD) under laser-driven dynamic compression is a powerful tool to investigate material response to extreme pressure, temperature and strain rates. Robust…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Diffuse scattering from dynamically compressed single-crystal zirconium following the pressure-induced phase transition
P. G. Heighway, S. Singh, M. G. Gorman +3
The prototypical phase transition in zirconium is an ideal test-bed for our understanding of polymorphism under extreme loading conditions. After half a century of study, a…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024
Extreme Metastability of Diamond and its Transformation to BC8 Post-Diamond Phase of Carbon
Kien Nguyen-Cong, Jonathan T. Willman, Joseph M. Gonzalez +9
Diamond possesses exceptional physical properties due to its remarkably strong carbon-carbon bonding, leading to significant resilience to structural transformations at very high p…