There are some implications of the provision of higher photon energies at x-ray FEL facilities that are obvious: increased photon momentum allows greater exploration of reciprocal space. This is evidently important in our understanding of liquids under high dynamic pressure, where greater momentum transfer allows us to go beyond mere density measurements to provide specific information about...
The combination of X-ray free electron lasers with energetic and intense pulsed lasers has started to revolutionize the experimental investigation of matter at high energy densities comparable to the interiors of planets and stars and numerous applications transiently requiring such conditions. With future sources possibly going beyond the current world record set by EuXFEL at 25 keV, new...
Heavy elements (Z > 40) are of major importance for many fields of physics related to High-Energy Density Physics. For example, we commonly find them in all inertial confinement fusion related studies, in which the X-rays they generate are used to heat and compress DT capsules. On a broader scope, they are also extensively used are back lighters and tracers in many types of laser-matter...
Optical lasers are incredible tools able to deliver a lot of energy on a small volume, easily achieving the Warm Dense Matter and more in general High Energy Density regimes.
The use of this hot plasma to compress matter has been proved fundamental to reach conditions not only relevant to basic physics but also for material science, geophysics, astrophysics as well as inertial confinement...
