A MHz X-ray diffraction set-up for dynamic compression experiments in the diamond anvil cell

Rachel J. Husband*, Cornelius Strohm, Karen Appel, Orianna B. Ball, Richard Briggs, Johannes Buchen, Valerio Cerantola, Stella Chariton, Amy L. Coleman, Hyunchae Cynn, Dana Dattelbaum, Anand Dwivedi, Jon H. Eggert, Lars Ehm, William J. Evans, Konstantin Glazyrin, Alexander F. Goncharov, Heinz Graafsma, Alex Howard, Larissa HustonTrevor M. Hutchinson, Huijeong Hwang, Sony Jacob, Johannes Kaa, Jaeyong Kim, Minseob Kim, Egor Koemets, Zuzana Konôpková, Falko Langenhorst, Torsten Laurus, Xinyang Li, Jona Mainberger, Hauke Marquardt, Emma E. Mcbride, Christopher Mcguire, James D. Mchardy, Malcolm I. Mcmahon, R. Stewart Mcwilliams, Alba S.J. Méndez, Anshuman Mondal, Guillaume Morard, Earl F. O'bannon, Christoph Otzen, Charles M. Pépin, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Clemens Prescher, Thomas R. Preston, Ronald Redmer, Michael Roeper, Carmen Sanchez-Valle, Dean Smith, Raymond F. Smith, Daniel Sneed, Sergio Speziale, Tobias Spitzbart, Stephan Stern, Blake T. Sturtevant, Jolanta Sztuk-Dambietz, Peter Talkovski, Nenad Velisavljevic, Cara Vennari, Zhongyan Wu, Choong Shik Yoo, Ulf Zastrau, Zsolt Jenei, Hanns Peter Liermann*

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Abstract

An experimental platform for dynamic diamond anvil cell (dDAC) research has been developed at the High Energy Density (HED) Instrument at the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL). Advantage was taken of the high repetition rate of the European XFEL (up to 4.5 MHz) to collect pulse-resolved MHz X-ray diffraction data from samples as they are dynamically compressed at intermediate strain rates (≤103 s−1), where up to 352 diffraction images can be collected from a single pulse train. The set-up employs piezo-driven dDACs capable of compressing samples in ≥340 µs, compatible with the maximum length of the pulse train (550 µs). Results from rapid compression experiments on a wide range of sample systems with different X-ray scattering powers are presented. A maximum compression rate of 87 TPa s−1 was observed during the fast compression of Au, while a strain rate of ∼1100 s−1 was achieved during the rapid compression of N2 at 23 TPa s−1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)671-685
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Synchrotron Radiation
Volume30
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2023

Keywords

  • diamond anvil cells
  • dynamic compression
  • extreme conditions science
  • X-ray free-electron lasers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiation
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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