Observation of a highly conductive warm dense state of water with ultrafast pump–probe free-electron-laser measurements

Z. Chen; X. Na; C. B. Curry; S. Liang; M. French; A. Descamps; D. P. DePonte; J. D. Koralek; J. B. Kim; S. Lebovitz; M. Nakatsutsumi; B. K. Ofori-Okai; R. Redmer; C. Roedel; M. Schörner; S. Skruszewicz; P. Sperling; S. Toleikis; M. Z. Mo; S. H. Glenzer

doi:10.1063/5.0043726

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