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Matter at extreme conditions at SR and XFEL: complementarity of spectroscopy and diffraction

Comments

Science under extreme conditions is a vibrant field of research. In the last ten years, many scientific breakthroughs have been achieved across fields ranging from Earth and planetary science to fundamental physics, chemistry and materials research, and extending into biophysics/biochemistry including questions concerning life and biological function under extreme conditions. In this context, “Matter at extreme pressures and temperatures” was one of the science drivers for the construction of low emittance 4th generation high-energy synchrotron sources and free electrons lasers. The outstanding performance of these new X-ray sources will surely have a profound impact in extreme conditions science and breakthroughs can be expected in various scientific areas. In particular, detailed structural, electronic and vibrational studies on much smaller sample volumes and on sub-ps time scales will become possible. Higher pressure (multi-Mbar) and temperature states which can be generated only in smaller volumes will be finally characterized. Transient processes under extreme strain rates will be seen. Submicron sample heterogeneities will also become accessible, down to the femtosecond time scale, with a deeper understanding of processes such as phase transitions and transport (diffusion, viscosity) under extreme conditions. New x-ray methods and sample geometries for diffraction and spectroscopy will be discussed. This micro-symposium aims at defining the current state-of-the-art at the existing synchrotron and XFEL facilities and discussing the new research opportunities that will emerge from the complementarity of these large instruments.

Chair persons

Name	Family	Institution	City	Country	Region
Ulf	Zastrau	European XFEL	Schenefeld	Germany	ECA
Angelika	Rosa	ESRF	Grenoble	France	ECA

Invited speakers

Name	Family	Institution	City	Country	Title
Virginia	Monteseguro	University of Cantabria	Santander	Spain	Unveiling the structural and electronic interplay in 3d and 4f/5d compounds at high-pressure
Emma	McBride	SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory	Stanford	USA	Phase Transition Lowering and Melting in Dynamically-Compressed Silicon and Germanium at the LCLS