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Volume 10,

Issue 2,

March 2025

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Matter and Radiation at Extremes is committed to the publication of original research and comprehensive and in-depth review papers in all areas of experimental and theoretical physics on matter and radiation at extremes. MRE aims to provide a peer-reviewed Open-Access platform for the international physics community and promote worldwide dissemination of the latest and best research in related fields.

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Weiyan Zhang (张维岩)
Michel Koenig
Hokwang Mao (毛河光)

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| April 29 2025

Ultrahigh-pressure generation above 50 GPa in a Kawai-type large-volume press

Xinyu Zhao, Fenglin Ren et al.

The ability to generate high pressures in a large-volume press (LVP) is crucial for the study of matter under extreme conditions. Here, we have achieved ultrahigh pressures of ∼60 and 50 GPa, ...

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| April 28 2025

High-pressure research on optoelectronic materials: Insights from in situ characterization methods

Songhao Guo, Yiqiang Zhan et al.

High-pressure research has emerged as a pivotal approach for advancing our understanding and development of optoelectronic materials, which are vital for a wide range of applications, including ...

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| April 28 2025

Hot-electron generation in high-intensity laser–matter experiments with copper targets

O. Renner, O. Klimo et al.

We investigate the spatial and temporal correlations of hot-electron generation in high-intensity laser interaction with massive and thin copper targets under conditions relevant to inertial ...

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| April 29 2025

Ultrahigh-pressure generation above 50 GPa in a Kawai-type large-volume press

Xinyu Zhao, Fenglin Ren et al.

The ability to generate high pressures in a large-volume press (LVP) is crucial for the study of matter under extreme conditions. Here, we have achieved ultrahigh pressures of ∼60 and 50 GPa, ...

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| April 17 2025

Formation of distinctive nanostructured metastable polymorphs mediated by kinetic transition pathways in germanium

Mei Li, Xuqiang Liu et al.

High-pressure β-Sn germanium may transform into diverse metastable allotropes with distinctive nanostructures and unique physical properties via multiple pathways under decompression. However, the ...

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| February 10 2025

Diagnosis of focal spots at relativistic intensity utilizing coherent radiation from laser-driven flying electron sheets

Shirui Xu, Zhuo Pan et al.

Experimental validation of laser intensity is particularly important for the study of fundamental physics at extremely high intensities. However, reliable diagnosis of the focal spot and peak ...

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| January 21 2025

First observations on wall plasma expansion and x-ray flux in foam hohlraum at 100 kJ laser facility

Lu Zhang, Zhiwei Lin et al.

The first experiments on laser-driven cylindrical gold foam hohlraums have been performed at the 100 kJ SG-III laser facility. Measurements of the expanding plasma emission show that there is less ...

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| June 14 2024

Kinetics of dense plasma in the field of short laser pulses: A generalized approach

V. A. Astapenko, V. S. Lisitsa

A generalized kinetic model of atomic level populations in an optically dense plasma excited by laser pulses of arbitrary duration is formulated and studied. This model is based on a nonstationary ...

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| June 05 2024

Dynamic convergent shock compression initiated by return current in high-intensity laser–solid interactions

Long Yang, Martin Rehwald et al.

We investigate the dynamics of convergent shock compression in solid cylindrical targets irradiated by an ultrafast relativistic laser pulse. Our particle-in-cell simulations and coupled hydrodynamic ...

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