Active research is ongoing that investigates the properties of matter under extreme pressure.
Such condensed matter is found inside planets at millions of atmospheres and thousands of …

A number of laser facilities coming online all over the world promise the capability of high-
power laser experiments with shot repetition rates between 1 and 10 Hz. Target availability …

The knowledge of the coordination environment around various atomic species in many
functional materials provides a key for explaining their properties and working mechanisms …

Dynamic-compression experiments on geological materials are important for understanding
the composition and physical state of the deep interior of the Earth and other planets. These …

Large laser facilities have recently enabled material characterization at the pressures of
Earth and Super-Earth cores. However, the temperature of the compressed materials has …

Despite extensive shock wave and static compression experiments and corresponding
theoretical work, consensus on the crystal structure and the melt boundary of Fe at Earth's …

As the main constituent of planetary cores, pure iron phase diagram under high pressure
and temperature is of fundamental importance in geophysics and planetary science …

Synchrotrons and free electron lasers are unique facilities to probe the atomic structure and
electronic properties of matter at extreme thermodynamical conditions. In this context,'matter …

We have developed an experimental platform at the National Ignition Facility that employs
colliding planar shocks to produce warm dense matter with uniform conditions and enable …

Ultrashort laser pulses allow for the in-volume processing of glass through non-linear
absorption, resulting in permanent material changes and the generation of internal stress …