X-ray thermal diffuse scattering as a texture-robust temperature diagnostic for dynamically compressed solids

P P. G. Heighway D D. J. Peake T T. Stevens (Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford 1 , Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU,) J J. S. Wark B B. Albertazzi S S. J. Ali L L. Antonelli M M. R. Armstrong (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 3 , Livermore, California 94550,) C C. Baehtz O O. B. Ball S S. Banerjee A A. B. Belonoshko C C. A. Bolme V V. Bouffetier R R. Briggs K K. Buakor T T. Butcher S S. Di Dio Cafiso V V. Cerantola J J. Chantel A A. Di Cicco A A. L. Coleman J J. Collier G G. Collins (Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester 14 , 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299,) A A. J. Comley F F. Coppari (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 3 , Livermore, California 94550,) T T. E. Cowan G G. Cristoforetti H H. Cynn A A. Descamps F F. Dorchies M M. J. Duff A A. Dwivedi C C. Edwards J J. H. Eggert D D. Errandonea G G. Fiquet (Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR CNRS 7590, Insitut de Minéralogie, de Physique, des Matériaux, et de Cosmochinie, IMPMC 20 , Paris 75005,) E E. Galtier A A. Laso Garcia H H. Ginestet L L. Gizzi A A. Gleason S S. Goede (European XFEL 10 , Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld,) J J. M. Gonzalez M M. G. Gorman M M. Harmand N N. J. Hartley C C. Hernandez-Gomez A A. Higginbotham H H. Höppner O O. S. Humphries R R. J. Husband T T. M. Hutchinson H H. Hwang D D. A. Keen J J. Kim P P. Koester Z Z. Konôpková D D. Kraus A A. Krygier L L. Labate A A. E. Lazicki Y Y. Lee H H.-P. Liermann P P. Mason M M. Masruri B B. Massani E E. E. McBride C C. McGuire J J. D. McHardy D D. McGonegle R R. S. McWilliams S S. Merkel G G. Morard B B. Nagler M M. Nakatsutsumi K K. Nguyen-Cong A A.-M. Norton I I. I. Oleynik C C. Otzen N N. Ozaki S S. Pandolfi A A. Pelka K K. A. Pereira J J. P. Phillips C C. Prescher T T. Preston (European XFEL 10 , Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld,) L L. Randolph D D. Ranjan A A. Ravasio J J. Rips D D. Santamaria-Perez D D. J. Savage M M. Schoelmerich (Paul Scherrer Institut 34 , Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen,) J J.-P. Schwinkendorf S S. Singh J J. Smith R R. F. Smith A A. Sollier J J. Spear C C. Spindloe M M. Stevenson (Universität Rostock, Institut für Physik 28 , D-18051 Rostock,) C C. Strohm T T.-A. Suer M M. Tang M M. Toncian T T. Toncian S S. J. Tracy A A. Trapananti T T. Tschentscher (European XFEL 10 , Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld,) M M. Tyldesley C C. E. Vennari T T. Vinci S S. C. Vogel T T. J. Volz J J. Vorberger J J. T. Willman L L. Wollenweber U U. Zastrau E E. Brambrink K K. Appel M M. I. McMahon

Abstract

We present a model of x-ray thermal diffuse scattering (TDS) from a cubic polycrystal with an arbitrary crystallographic texture, based on the classic approach of Warren [B. E. Warren, Acta Crystallogr. 6, 803 (1953)]. We compare the predictions of our model with femtosecond x-ray diffraction patterns gathered from ambient and dynamically compressed rolled copper foils obtained at the High Energy Density instrument of the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser facility and find that the texture-aware TDS model yields more accurate results than does the conventional powder model owed to Warren. Nevertheless, we further show: with sufficient angular detector coverage, the TDS signal is largely unchanged by sample orientation and in all cases strongly resembles the signal from a perfectly random powder; shot-to-shot fluctuations in the TDS signal resulting from grain-sampling statistics are at the percent level, in stark contrast to the fluctuations in the Bragg-peak intensities (which are over an order of magnitude greater); and TDS is largely unchanged even following texture evolution caused by compression-induced plastic deformation. We conclude that TDS is robust against texture variation, making it a flexible temperature diagnostic applicable just as well to off-the-shelf commercial foils as to ideal powders.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 138, Issue 15
Published October 21, 2025
ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Journal of Applied Physics

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0021-8979 Physical Sciences

Authors (122)

P

P. G. Heighway

D

D. J. Peake

T

T. Stevens

Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford 1 , Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU,

J

J. S. Wark

B

B. Albertazzi

S

S. J. Ali

L

L. Antonelli

M

M. R. Armstrong

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 3 , Livermore, California 94550,

C

C. Baehtz

O

O. B. Ball

S

S. Banerjee

A

A. B. Belonoshko

C

C. A. Bolme

V

V. Bouffetier

R

R. Briggs

K

K. Buakor

T

T. Butcher

S

S. Di Dio Cafiso

V

V. Cerantola

J

J. Chantel

A

A. Di Cicco

A

A. L. Coleman

J

J. Collier

G

G. Collins

Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester 14 , 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623-1299,

A

A. J. Comley

F

F. Coppari

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 3 , Livermore, California 94550,

T

T. E. Cowan

G

G. Cristoforetti

H

H. Cynn

A

A. Descamps

F

F. Dorchies

M

M. J. Duff

A

A. Dwivedi

C

C. Edwards

J

J. H. Eggert

D

D. Errandonea

G

G. Fiquet

Sorbonne Université, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UMR CNRS 7590, Insitut de Minéralogie, de Physique, des Matériaux, et de Cosmochinie, IMPMC 20 , Paris 75005,

E

E. Galtier

A

A. Laso Garcia

H

H. Ginestet

L

L. Gizzi

A

A. Gleason

S

S. Goede

European XFEL 10 , Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld,

J

J. M. Gonzalez

M

M. G. Gorman

M

M. Harmand

N

N. J. Hartley

C

C. Hernandez-Gomez

A

A. Higginbotham

H

H. Höppner

O

O. S. Humphries

R

R. J. Husband

T

T. M. Hutchinson

H

H. Hwang

D

D. A. Keen

J

J. Kim

P

P. Koester

Z

Z. Konôpková

D

D. Kraus

A

A. Krygier

L

L. Labate

A

A. E. Lazicki

Y

Y. Lee

H

H.-P. Liermann

P

P. Mason

M

M. Masruri

B

B. Massani

E

E. E. McBride

C

C. McGuire

J

J. D. McHardy

D

D. McGonegle

R

R. S. McWilliams

S

S. Merkel

G

G. Morard

B

B. Nagler

M

M. Nakatsutsumi

K

K. Nguyen-Cong

A

A.-M. Norton

I

I. I. Oleynik

C

C. Otzen

N

N. Ozaki

S

S. Pandolfi

A

A. Pelka

K

K. A. Pereira

J

J. P. Phillips

C

C. Prescher

T

T. Preston

European XFEL 10 , Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld,

L

L. Randolph

D

D. Ranjan

A

A. Ravasio

J

J. Rips

D

D. Santamaria-Perez

D

D. J. Savage

M

M. Schoelmerich

Paul Scherrer Institut 34 , Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen,

J

J.-P. Schwinkendorf

S

S. Singh

J

J. Smith

R

R. F. Smith

A

A. Sollier

J

J. Spear

C

C. Spindloe

M

M. Stevenson

Universität Rostock, Institut für Physik 28 , D-18051 Rostock,

C

C. Strohm

T

T.-A. Suer

M

M. Tang

M

M. Toncian

T

T. Toncian

S

S. J. Tracy

A

A. Trapananti

T

T. Tschentscher

European XFEL 10 , Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld,

M

M. Tyldesley

C

C. E. Vennari

T

T. Vinci

S

S. C. Vogel

T

T. J. Volz

J

J. Vorberger

J

J. T. Willman

L

L. Wollenweber

U

U. Zastrau

E

E. Brambrink

K

K. Appel

M

M. I. McMahon