Theoretical X-ray absorption near-edge structure signatures of solid and liquid phases of iron at extreme conditions

High Pressure Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 250-258

  Raji, A T ^a,b   Scandolo, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c IOM CNR LABORATORIO TASC   (Italy)

Author keywords

ab initio; iron; molecular dynamics; pseudo potential; X ray absorption

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; IRON; LIQUID METALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

AB INITIO; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; EMBEDDED ATOM POTENTIALS; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PSEUDO-POTENTIAL; THEORETICAL METHODS; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURE;

X RAY ABSORPTION;

EID: 84901836221     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: 14772299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957959.2014.888423     Document Type: Article

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