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5 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Cumulative X-ray Damage in Bismuth Selenide Examined by Simultaneous TXM and XRD

Sophie E Parsons, Bernard Kozioziemski, Daewoong Nam +21

Bismuth selenide (Bi2Se3) is a topological insulator with potential applications in thermoelectrics, spintronics, and optoelectronics. However, its response to radiation remains po…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Nanosecond timescale plasticity in shock-compressed polycrystalline MgO: evidence for transition in mechanism above 100 GPa

A. Chakraborti, H. Ginestet, F. Bertrand +80

The mechanical properties of ceramics under extreme conditions directly impact applications ranging from shielding spacecrafts, designing plasma facing materials in nuclear fusion…

physics.plasm-ph2026

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…

physics.app-ph2025

X-ray thermal diffuse scattering as a texture-robust temperature diagnostic for dynamically compressed solids

P. G. Heighway, D. J. Peake, T. Stevens +119

We present a model of x-ray thermal diffuse scattering (TDS) from a cubic polycrystal with an arbitrary crystallographic texture, based on the classic approach of Warren. We compar…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Femtosecond temperature measurements of laser-shocked copper deduced from the intensity of the x-ray thermal diffuse scattering

J. S. Wark, D. J. Peake, T. Stevens +122

We present 50-fs, single-shot measurements of the x-ray thermal diffuse scattering (TDS) from copper foils that have been shocked via nanosecond laser-ablation up to pressures abov…