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Journal of synchrotron radiation 30(4), 671 - 685 (2023). doi:10.1107/S1600577523003910, An experimental platform for dynamic diamond anvil cell (dDAC) research hasbeen developed at the High Energy Density (HED) Instrument at the EuropeanX-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL). Advantage was taken of the highrepetition rate of the European XFEL (up to 4.5 MHz) to collect pulse-resolvedMHz X-ray diffraction data from samples as they are dynamically compressed atintermediate strain rates ( 10 3 s1), where up to 352 diffraction images can becollected from a single pulse train. The set-up employs piezo-driven dDACscapable of compressing samples in 340 ms, compatible with the maximumlength of the pulse train (550 ms). Results from rapid compression experimentson a wide range of sample systems with different X-ray scattering powers arepresented. A maximum compression rate of 87 TPa s1 was observed duringthe fast compression of Au, while a strain rate of 1100 s1 was achievedduring the rapid compression of N2 at 23 TPa s1., Published by Wiley-Blackwell, [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]

Physical review / B 107(22), 224108 (2023). doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.107.224108, Understanding the high-pressure behavior of ammonia hydrates is relevant for modeling the interior of solarand extrasolar icy bodies. We present here the results of high-pressure x-ray diffraction studies on ammonia-dihydrate (ADH) at room temperature (298 K) up to 112 GPa, employing both static and dynamic compressionexperiments performed in diamond anvil cells. The derived pressure-volume (P-V) compression curves arein excellent agreement regardless of the compression technique. In contrast to early theoretical predictions,our results indicate the stability of the disordered molecular alloy (DMA) phase, a body centered cubic (bcc)structure, and the absence of self-ionization in the investigated pressure range. By combining the P-V data fromseven different compression runs, we derive the first equation of state for ADH-DMA based on the third-orderBirch-Murnaghan formalism with best-fit parameters: V$_0$ = 23.96 ± 0.03 (Å$^3$ /molecule), B$_0$ = 9.95 ± 0.14 GPa,and B′$_0$ = 6.59 ± 0.03. The instantaneous bulk modulus directly derived from the quasicontinuous compressioncurves displays a smooth increase upon compression that further supports the absence of structural transitions., Published by Inst., Woodbury, NY

This chapter explores the question first posed by Susan Bickford in her book The Dissonance of Democracy concerning the absence of listening within Western political philosophy, and it argues that the increasing attention to freedom of speech is both a symptom and a cause of the corresponding attenuation of listening in the modern period. By closely attending to the arguments of John Stuart Mill’s ‘classic’ argument for freedom of expression in On Liberty, the chapter demonstrates how listening is simultaneously posited as foundational to freedom of speech and marginalized and relegated within liberal free speech theory from the outset. The chapter thus argues that the first, urgent task when conceptualizing an ethics and politics of reception and responsiveness is to push beyond the liberal communicative framework.