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 …

Betatron radiation from laser wakefield accelerators is an ultrashort pulsed source of hard,
synchrotron-like x-ray radiation. It emanates from a centimetre scale plasma accelerator …

Amorphous silicates in meteoritic samples are significant as potential surviving interstellar
dust from the formation of the Solar System. Amorphous silicate-rich grains called GEMS …

Porosity is an essential property of chondritic meteorites and is closely related to the
genesis, thermal evolution, metamorphism, and thermal properties of the meteorite parent …

A high-power, nanosecond pulsed laser impacting the surface of a material can generate an
ablation plasma that drives a shock wave into it; while in situ x-ray imaging can provide a …

Head-to-head comparisons are made between calculations and experimental data on shock-
driven pore collapse in the transparent material, poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) …

Hard X-ray imaging with ultra-high speed acquisition rates using synchrotron-based sources
or free-electron lasers has recently gained significant attention: commercially available …

Understanding the mechanisms governing the interaction of high-velocity projectiles and
sand targets is important for numerous applications and industries. The high-velocity …

Results of the 2018 commissioning and experimental campaigns of the new High Power
Laser Facility on the Energy-dispersive X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (ED-XAS) beamline …

Dynamic tensile fracturing of two quasi-brittle geomaterials during high strain rate spalling
as observed in situ utilizing ultra-high speed single bunch X-ray phase-contrast radiography …