Coordination changes in liquid tin under shock compression determined using in situ femtosecond x-ray diffraction | Zendy

R.J. Briggs | Zendy; M. G. Gorman | Zendy; Shuai Zhang | Zendy; D. McGonegle | Zendy; A. L. Coleman | Zendy; F. Coppari | Zendy; Miguel A. Morales | Zendy; R. F. Smith | Zendy; J. K. Wicks | Zendy; C. A. Bolme | Zendy; A. E. Gleason | Zendy; Eric Cunningham | Zendy; Hae Ja Lee | Zendy; Bob Nagler | Zendy; M. I. McMahon | Zendy; J. H. Eggert | Zendy; D. E. Fratanduono | Zendy

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Coordination changes in liquid tin under shock compression determined using in situ femtosecond x-ray diffraction

Author(s) -

R.J. Briggs,

M. G. Gorman,

Shuai Zhang,

D. McGonegle,

A. L. Coleman,

F. Coppari,

Miguel A. Morales,

R. F. Smith,

J. K. Wicks,

C. A. Bolme,

A. E. Gleason,

Eric Cunningham,

Hae Ja Lee,

Bob Nagler,

M. I. McMahon,

J. H. Eggert,

D. E. Fratanduono

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

applied physics letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182

H-Index - 442

eISSN - 1077-3118

pISSN - 0003-6951

DOI - 10.1063/1.5127291

Subject(s) - femtosecond , diamond anvil cell , tin , diffraction , materials science , shock (circulatory) , radial distribution function , pair distribution function , nanosecond , scattering , coordination number , compression (physics) , phase (matter) , laser , optics , molecular physics , chemistry , molecular dynamics , composite material , physics , metallurgy , ion , computational chemistry , quantum mechanics , medicine , organic chemistry

Little is known regarding the liquid structure of materials compressed to extreme conditions, and even less is known about liquid structures undergoing rapid compression on nanosecond timescales. Here, we report on liquid structure factor and radial distribution function measurements of tin shock compressed to 84(19) GPa. High-quality, femtosecond x-ray diffraction measurements at the Linac Coherent Light Source were used to extract the liquid diffuse scattering signal. From the radial distribution function, we find that the structural evolution of the liquid with increasing pressure mimics the evolution of the solid phase. With increasing pressure, we find that the liquid structure evolves from a complex structure, with a low coordination number, to a simple liquid structure with a coordination number of ∼12. We provide a pathway for future experiments to study liquids at elevated pressures using high-energy lasers to shock compress materials beyond the reach of static diamond anvil cell techniques.Little is known regarding the liquid structure of materials compressed to extreme conditions, and even less is known about liquid structures undergoing rapid compression on nanosecond timescales. Here, we report on liquid structure factor and radial distribution function measurements of tin shock compressed to 84(19) GPa. High-quality, femtosecond x-ray diffraction measurements at the Linac Coherent Light Source were used to extract the liquid diffuse scattering signal. From the radial distribution function, we find that the structural evolution of the liquid with increasing pressure mimics the evolution of the solid phase. With increasing pressure, we find that the liquid structure evolves from a complex structure, with a low coordination number, to a simple liquid structure with a coordination number of ∼12. We provide a pathway for future experiments to study liquids at elevated pressures using high-energy lasers to shock compress materials beyond the reach of static diamond anvil cell techniques.

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