Laser-driven experiments on magnesium oxide (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Laser-driven experiments on magnesium oxide

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View of laser-driven experiments of shock-compressed magnesium oxide (MgO) within the chamber at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics. High-power laser beams are used to compress MgO samples to pressures beyond those found in the center of Earth. A secondary source of X-rays is used to probe MgO’s crystal structure. Brighter regions are glowing plasma emission over nanosecond timescales.

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June Wicks/Johns Hopkins University

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