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ReviewNature communications2026

Using X-ray free electron lasers to explore extreme states under quasi-static compression.

Rachel J Husband, R Stewart McWilliams, Mungo Frost, Zuzana Konôpková

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Review in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rachel J HusbandDeutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany. rachel.husband@xfel.eu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-401X
R Stewart McWilliamsCentre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3730-8661
Mungo FrostSLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6879-0422
Zuzana KonôpkováEuropean XFEL, Schenefeld, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The exceptional brilliance of X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) combined with quasi-static compression in diamond anvil cells (DACs) has enabled novel time-resolved methods for probing extreme states of matter. Coupling serial X-ray techniques with dynamic drivers for rapidly changing pressure and temperature, these studies offer insight into phase equilibria, chemical reaction kinetics, and geophysical processes. Here, we present the current state-of-the-art XFEL techniques used for DAC research, including serial X-ray heating, pulsed laser heating, and rapid compression. Essential questions for future investigation are also highlighted, regarding the interactions of intense X-rays with samples at high pressure and associated non-equilibrium states.

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PMID42680756
PMCPMC13534493

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