Department Publications

2020s

2025

66. Determining the nanostructure of polymer foams using 3D ptycho-tomography for inertial fusion energy applications

    L. Hancock^‡, K. Mertes, A. Carr, X. Xia, C. Sweeney, M. Ikeya, … R. L. Sandberg, … (14 other authors)

    Phys. Plasmas 32 (10), 102707 (2025).
    
67. Shock propagation in aerogel and TPP foams for inertial fusion energy target design

    C. Parisuaña, M. P. Valdivia, V. Bouffetier, K. Kurzer-Ogul, G. Pérez-Callejo, S. Bott-Suzuki, … D. Hodge^†, … M. Leininger^‡, … R. L. Sandberg, … (25 other authors)

    Phys. Plasmas 32 (8), 082707 (2025).
    
68. A compact tabletop extreme-ultraviolet source for polarization-sensitive ptychographic imaging

    Taylor J. Buckway^†, Aaron Redd^‡, Hyrum Taylor^‡, Jacob Feltman^‡, Kaylee Nyborg^‡, J. Nicholas Porter^†, Joshua A. Miller^‡, David Allred, and Richard L. Sandberg

    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96 (8), 083706 (2025).
    
69. Single-shot in-line x-ray phase-contrast imaging of void-shockwave interactions in fusion energy materials

    D. S. Hodge^†, A. F. T. Leong, K. Kurzer-Ogul, S. Pandolfi, D. S. Montgomery, J. Shang, … and R. L. Sandberg (15 other authors)

    Phys. Plasmas 32 (8), 083903 (2025).
    
70. X-ray Parametric Down Conversion at an XFEL

    Hartley, Nicholas J., Baxter, James, Curtis, Scott^‡, Daisuke, Okhura, Halavanau, Aliaksei, Carpenter, Abigail^‡, … Sandberg, Richard, … (7 other authors)

    Optica 12 (7), 961-967 (2025).
    
71. Coherent diffraction imaging in the undergraduate laboratory

    J. Nicholas Porter^†, David J. Anderson^‡, Julio Escobedo^‡, David D. Allred, Nathan D. Powers, and Richard L. Sandberg

    Am. J. Phys. 93 (5), 415-421 (2025).
    
72. X-ray microscopy and talbot imaging with the matter in extreme conditions X-ray imager at LCLS

    Eric Galtier, Hae Ja Lee, Dimitri Khaghani, Nina Boiadjieva, Peregrine McGehee, Ariel Arnott, … Daniel Hodge^†, Richard Sandberg, … (20 other authors)

    Sci. Rep. 15 (1), 7588 (2025).
    

2024

59. Combined speckle- and propagation-based single shot two-dimensional phase retrieval method

    Andrew F. T. Leong, Daniel S. Hodge^†, Kelin Kurzer-Ogul, Stefano Marchesini, Silvia Pandolfi, Yanwei Liu, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (16 other authors)

    Opt. Express 32 (26), 46939-46957 (2024).
    
60. A Compact, Highly Scalable, Low-Power, and Multi-Channel Charge Digitizer for Beam Profile Monitoring

    Trevor Reay^†, Michelle L. Pyle, John Carmen^†, Taylor Barton^†, Nina R. Weisse-Bernstein, John Smedley, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (3 other authors)

    2024 IEEE 67th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), (Springfield, MA, August 2024).
    
61. Atomic resolution coherent x-ray imaging with physics-based phase retrieval

    Jason Meziere^‡, Abigail Hardy Carpenter^‡, Anastasios Pateras, Ross Harder, and Richard L. Sandberg

    NPJ Comput. Mater. 10 (1), 167 (2024).
    
62. Morphology of Copper Nanofoams for Radiation Hydrodynamics and Fusion Applications Investigated by 3D Ptychotomography

    Adra Carr, Yancey Sechrest, Kevin Mertes, Brian Martin Patterson, Brendt Wohlberg, Levi Hancock^‡, … Richard Sandberg, … (13 other authors)

    Nano Lett. 24 (32), 9916-9922 (2024).
    
63. Extreme Ultraviolet Reflection Spectroscopy of Lanthanides and Actinides Using a High Harmonic Generation Light Source

    Patrick J. Skrodzki, Maksim Y. Livshits, Prashant Padmanabhan, Samuel M. Greer, Taylor Buckway^†, Francesca Elverson, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (8 other authors)

    J. Phys. Chem. 15 (25), 6544-6549 (2024).
    
64. Phase transition kinetics revealed by in situ x-ray diffraction in laser-heated dynamic diamond anvil cells

    Matthew Ricks^‡, Arianna E. Gleason, Francesca Miozzi, Hong Yang, Stella Chariton, Vitali B. Prakapenka, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (3 other authors)

    Phys. Rev. Res. 6 (1), 013316 (2024).
    
65. Radiation and heat transport in divergent shock-bubble interactions

    K. Kurzer-Ogul, B. M. Haines, D. S. Montgomery, S. Pandolfi, J. P. Sauppe, A. F. T. Leong, … R. L. Sandberg, … (12 other authors)

    Phys. Plasmas 31 (3), 032304 (2024).
    
66. Confirming X-ray parametric down conversion by time-energy correlation

    N.J. Hartley, D. Hodge^†, T. Buckway^†, R. Camacho, P. Chow, E. Christie^‡, … A.M. Hardy^‡, … M. Ware, … R.L. Sandberg, … (10 other authors)

    Results Phys. 57, 107328 (2024).
    

2023

51. Addressing calibration of highharmonic generation sources used for studying magnetism

    Taylor J. Buckway^†, Aaron Redd^‡, Devin Lewis^‡, Eric Gullikson, Joshua Vawdrey^‡, Karine Chesnel, David Allred, and Richard L. Sandberg

    SPIE Optical Engineering and Applications, (San Diego, CA, October 2023). Proc. SPIE 12694, 1269404 (2023).
    
52. Mapping nanocrystal orientations via scanning Laue diffraction microscopy for multi-peak Bragg coherent diffraction imaging

    Yueheng Zhang, J. Nicholas Porter^†, Matthew J. Wilkin, Ross Harder, Wonsuk Cha, Robert M. Suter, … Landon Schnebly^‡, Richard L. Sandberg, Joshua A. Miller^‡, … (4 other authors)

    J. Synchrot. Radiat. 30 (4), (2023).
    

2022

49. Novel fabrication tools for dynamic compression targets with engineered voids using photolithography methods

    Silvia Pandolfi, Thomas Carver, Daniel Hodge^†, Andrew F. T. Leong, Kelin Kurzer-Ogul, Philip Hart, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (20 other authors)

    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 93 (10), 103502 (2022).
    
50. Multi-frame, ultrafast, x-ray microscope for imaging shockwave dynamics

    Daniel S. Hodge^†, Andrew F. T. Leong, Silvia Pandolfi, Kelin Kurzer-Ogul, David S. Montgomery, Hussein Aluie, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (17 other authors)

    Opt. Express 30 (21), 38405-38422 (2022).
    
51. Atomistic deformation mechanism of silicon under laser-driven shock compression

    Silvia Pandolfi, S. Brennan Brown, P. G. Stubley, Andrew Higginbotham, C. A. Bolme, H. J. Lee, … R. L. Sandberg, … (6 other authors)

    Nat. Commun. 13 (1), 5535 (2022).
    

2021

46. Understanding and correcting wavenumber error in interference pattern structured illumination imaging

    Benjamin G. Whetten^‡, Jarom S. Jackson^†, Richard L. Sandberg, and Dallin S. Durfee

    Opt. Express 30 (1), 70-80 (2021).
    
47. Visualization of shocked material instabilities using a fast-framing camera and XFEL four-pulse train

    Daniel Hodge^†, Silvia Pandolfi, Yanwei Liu, Kenan Li, Anne Sakdinawat, Mathew Seaberg, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (19 other authors)

    SPIE Optical Engineering and Applications, (San Diego, CA, August 2021). Proc. SPIE 11839, 22-34 (2021).
    
48. Carbon clusters formed from shocked benzene

    D. M. Dattelbaum, E. B. Watkins, M. A. Firestone, R. C. Huber, R. L. Gustavsen, B. S. Ringstrand, … and R. L. Sandberg (5 other authors)

    Nat. Commun. 12 (1), 5202 (2021).
    
49. Experimental demonstration of coupled multi-peak Bragg coherent diffraction imaging with genetic algorithms

    Matthew J. Wilkin, Siddharth Maddali, Stephan O. Hruszkewycz, Anastasios Pateras, Richard L. Sandberg, Ross Harder, … (3 other authors)

    Phys. Rev. B 103 (21), 214103 (2021).
    
50. Dynamics of a fractal set of first-order magnetic phase transitions in frustrated Lu₂CoMnO₆

    Adra Carr, John Bowlan, Claudio Mazzoli, Colby Walker, Xiaxin Ding, Andi Barbour, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (7 other authors)

    Phys. Rev. B 103 (6), L060401 (2021).
    

2020

41. Laser wavelength metrology with low-finesse etalons and Bayer filters

    J. Nicholas Porter^‡, Jarom S. Jackson^†, Dallin S. Durfee, and Richard L. Sandberg

    Opt. Express 28 (25), 37788-37797 (2020).
    
42. Ptychography at the Linac Coherent Light Source in a parasitic geometry

    Benjamin A. Pound, Kevin M. Mertes, Adra V. Carr, Matthew H. Seaberg, Mark S. Hunter, William C. Ward, … and Richard L. Sandberg (5 other authors)

    J. Appl. Crystallogr. 53 (5), 1276-1282 (2020).
    
43. Encoding the complete electric field of an ultraviolet ultrashort laser pulse in a near-infrared nonlinear-optical signal

    Travis Jones, William K. Peters, Anatoly Efimov, Richard L. Sandberg, Dmitry Yarotski, Rick Trebino, and Pamela Bowlan

    Opt. Express 28 (18), 26850-26860 (2020).
    
44. Combining Laue diffraction with Bragg coherent diffraction imaging at 34-ID-C

    Anastasios Pateras, Ross Harder, Wonsuk Cha, Jonathan G. Gigax, J. Kevin Baldwin, Jon Tischler, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (6 other authors)

    J. Synchrot. Radiat. 27 (5), 1430-1437 (2020).
    
45. Simulation and Emulation of X-Ray Diffraction from Dynamic Compression Experiments

    D. Francom, D. J. Walters, J. L. Barber, D. J. Luscher, E. Lawrence, A. Biswas, … R. L. Sandberg, … (7 other authors)

    J. Dynamic Behavior Mater., (2020).
    
46. An Interactive Exploration Tool for High-Dimensional Datasets: A Shock Physics Case Study

    A. Biswas, C. M. Biwer, D. J. Walters, J. Ahrens, D. Francom, E. Lawrence, R. L. Sandberg, … (2 other authors)

    Comput. Sci. Eng. 22 (2), 44-54 (2020).
    
47. Interpreting Experimental Results from Shock Impacts on Single Crystal PETN in the Context of Continuum Models

    Darby J. Luscher, M. J. Cawkwell, Kyle J. Ramos, R. L. Sandberg, and C. A. Bolme

    Propellants Explos. Pyrotech. 45 (2), 284-294 (2020).
    
48. Cinema:Bandit: a visualization application for beamline science demonstrated on XFEL shock physics experiments

    Daniel Orban, Divya Banesh, Cameron Tauxe, Christopher M. Biwer, Ayan Biswas, Ramon Saavedra, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (4 other authors)

    J. Synchrot. Radiat. 27 (1), 1-10 (2020).
    

2010s

2019

33. Room temperature giant magnetostriction in single-crystal nickel nanowires

    Anastasios Pateras, Ross Harder, Sohini Manna, Boris Kiefer, Richard L. Sandberg, Stuart Trugman, … (5 other authors)

    NPG Asia Mater. 11, 59 (2019).
    

2018

32. Bayesian calibration of strength parameters using hydrocode simulations of symmetric impact shock experiments of Al-5083

    David J. Walters, Ayan Biswas, Earl C. Lawrence, Devin C. Francom, Darby J. Luscher, D. Anthony Fredenburg, … Richard L. Sandberg, … (4 other authors)

    J. Appl. Phys. 124 (20), 205105 (2018).
    
33. Three-dimensional X-ray diffraction imaging of dislocations in polycrystalline metals under tensile loading

    Mathew J. Cherukara, Reeju Pokharel, Timothy S. O’Leary, J. Kevin Baldwin, Evan Maxey, Wonsuk Cha, … and Richard L. Sandberg (3 other authors)

    Nat. Commun. 9 (1), 3776 (2018).
    
34. Technology risk mitigation research and development for the matter-radiation interactions in extremes (MaRIE) project

    Cris W. Barnes, Juan C. Fernández, Thomas M. Hartsfield, Richard L. Sandberg, Richard L. Sheffield, John P. Tapia, and Zhehui Wang

    Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, (St. Louis, MO, July 2017). AIP Conf. Proc. 1979 (1), 160003 (2018).
    

2017

29. Time-resolved diffraction of shock-released SiO₂ and diaplectic glass formation

    A. E. Gleason, C. A. Bolme, H. J. Lee, B. Nagler, E. Galtier, R. G. Kraus, R. Sandberg, … (3 other authors)

    Nat. Commun. 8, 1481 (2017).
    
30. Machine learning to analyze images of shocked materials for precise and accurate measurements

    Leora Dresselhaus-Cooper, Marylesa Howard, Margaret C. Hock, B. T. Meehan, Kyle J. Ramos, Cindy A. Bolme, Richard L. Sandberg, and Keith A. Nelson

    J. Appl. Phys. 122 (10), 104902 (2017).
    
31. Near-field limitations of Fresnel-regime coherent diffraction imaging

    Benjamin A. Pound, John L. Barber, Kimberly Nguyen, Matthew C. Tyson, and Richard L. Sandberg

    Phys. Rev. B 96 (5), 054104 (2017).
    

2016

26. Site-mixing effect on the XMCD spectrum in double perovskite Bi₂FeMnO₆

    Towfiq Ahmed, Aiping Chen, Brian McFarland, Qiang Wang, Hendrik Ohldag, Richard Sandberg, … (3 other authors)

    Appl. Phys. Lett. 108 (24), 242907 (2016).
    

2015

25. Ultrafast visualization of crystallization and grain growth in shock-compressed SiO₂

    A. E. Gleason, C. A. Bolme, H. J. Lee, B. Nagler, E. Galtier, D. Milathianaki, … R. Sandberg, … (7 other authors)

    Nat. Commun. 6, 8191 (2015).
    

2014

24. Embedded optical probes for simultaneous pressure and temperature measurement of materials in extreme conditions

    R L Sandberg, G Rodriguez, L L Gibson, D M Dattelbaum, G D Stevens, M Grover, B M Lalone, and E Udd

    18th APS-SCCM and 24th AIRAPT, (Seattle, WA, July 2013). J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 500 (14), 142031 (2014).
    
25. Fiber Bragg sensing of high explosive detonation experiments at Los Alamos National Laboratory

    G Rodriguez, R L Sandberg, S I Jackson, S W Vincent, S M Gilbertson, and E Udd

    18th APS-SCCM and 24th AIRAPT, (Seattle, WA, July 2013). J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 500 (14), 142030 (2014).
    
26. Diffractive imaging at large Fresnel number: Challenge of dynamic mesoscale imaging with hard x rays

    John L. Barber, Cris W. Barnes, Richard L. Sandberg, and Richard L. Sheffield

    Phys. Rev. B 89 (18), 184105 (2014).
    

2013

21. Studies of Materials at the Nanometer Scale Using Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Imaging

    Richard L. Sandberg, Zhifeng Huang, Rui Xu, Jose A. Rodriguez, and Jianwei Miao

    JOM 65 (9), 1208-1220 (2013).
    
22. Fiber Bragg grating sensing of detonation and shock experiments at Los Alamos National Laboratory

    G. Rodriguez, R. L. Sandberg, S. I. Jackson, D. M. Dattelbaum, S. W. Vincent, Q. McCulloch, … (3 other authors)

    SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2013, (Baltimore, MD, May 2013). Proc. SPIE 8722, 872204 (2013).
    
23. Carrier Multiplication in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Influence of Size, Shape, and Composition

    Lazaro A. Padilha, John T. Stewart, Richard L. Sandberg, Wan Ki Bae, Weon-Kyu Koh, Jeffrey M. Pietryga, and Victor I. Klimov

    Acc. Chem. Res. 46 (6), 1261-1269 (2013).
    
24. Aspect Ratio Dependence of Auger Recombination and Carrier Multiplication in PbSe Nanorods

    Lazaro A. Padilha, John T. Stewart, Richard L. Sandberg, Wan Ki Bae, Weon-Kyu Koh, Jeffrey M. Pietryga, and Victor I. Klimov

    Nano Lett. 13 (3), 1092-1099 (2013).
    
25. Chirped fiber Bragg grating detonation velocity sensing

    G. Rodriguez, R. L. Sandberg, Q. McCulloch, S. I. Jackson, S. W. Vincent, and E. Udd

    Rev. Sci. Instrum. 84 (1), 015003 (2013).
    

2012

16. Multiexciton dynamics in infrared-emitting colloidal nanostructures probed by a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector

    Richard L. Sandberg, Lazaro A. Padilha, Muhammad M. Qazilbash, Wan Ki Bae, Richard D. Schaller, Jeffrey M. Pietryga, … (4 other authors)

    ACS Nano 6 (11), 9532-9540 (2012).
    

2011

15. Coherent X-Ray Diffraction Imaging

    Jianwei Miao, Richard L. Sandberg, and Changyong Song

    IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 18 (1), 399-410 (2011).
    

2010

14. Nanometer scale imaging with table top extreme ultraviolet sources

    Przemyslaw W. Wachulak, Richard L. Sandberg, Artak Isoyan, Lukasz Urbanski, Andrzej Bartnik, Randy A. Bartels, … (4 other authors)

    17th Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, (Liptovsky Jan, Slovakia, December 2010). Proc. SPIE 7746, 774609 (2010).
    

2000s

2009

13. Three-dimensional structure determination from a single view

    Kevin S. Raines, Sara Salha, Richard L. Sandberg, Huaidong Jiang, Jose A. Rodríguez, Benjamin P. Fahimian, … (3 other authors)

    Nature 463, 214-217 (2009).
    
14. Tabletop soft-x-ray Fourier transform holography with 50 nm resolution

    R. L. Sandberg, D. A. Raymondson, C. La-o-vorakiat, A. Paul, K. S. Raines, J. Miao, … (3 other authors)

    Opt. Lett. 34 (11), 1618-1620 (2009).
    
15. Near diffraction limited coherent diffractive imaging with tabletop soft x-ray sources

    Richard L Sandberg, Daisy A Raymondson, William F Schlotter, Kevin Raines, Chan La-O-Vorakiat, Ariel Paul, … (3 other authors)

    9th International Conference on X-Ray Microscopy, (Zürich, Switzerland, July 2008). J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 186, 012058 (2009).
    

2008

10. Quasi-phase matching and characterization of high-order harmonic generation in hollow waveguides using counterpropagating light

    Amy L. Lytle, Xiaoshi Zhang, Richard L. Sandberg, Oren Cohen, Henry C. Kapteyn, and Margaret M. Murnane

    Opt. Express 16 (9), 6544-6566 (2008).
    
11. High numerical aperture tabletop soft x-ray diffraction microscopy with 70-nm resolution

    Richard L. Sandberg, Changyong Song, Przemyslaw W. Wachulak, Daisy A. Raymondson, Ariel Paul, Bagrat Amirbekian, … (9 other authors)

    Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 105 (1), 24-27 (2008).
    

2007

8. Extreme ultraviolet lithography: From research to manufacturing

   Bruno La Fontaine, Yunfei Deng, Ryoung-han Kim, Harry J. Levinson, Uzodinma Okoroanyanwu, Richard Sandberg, Tom Wallow, and Obert Wood

   J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 25 (6), 2089-2093 (2007).
   
9. Lensless Diffractive Imaging Using Tabletop Coherent High-Harmonic Soft-X-Ray Beams

   Richard L. Sandberg, Ariel Paul, Daisy A. Raymondson, Steffen Hädrich, David M. Gaudiosi, Jim Holtsnider, … (8 other authors)

   Phys. Rev. Lett. 99 (9), 098103 (2007).
   

2006

6. Thorium-Based Thin Films as Highly Reflective Mirrors in the EUV

   Jed E. Johnson^†, David D. Allred, R. Steven Turley, William R. Evans^†, and Richard L. Sandberg^‡

   2005 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Symposium JJ – Actinides 2005 – Basic Science, Applications and Technology, (November 2005, Boston, MA). MRS Proc. 893, 207-214 (2006).
   

2005

5. Determining Composition of Thin Films of Uranium Oxide by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

   Kristi Adamson^‡, Shannon Lunt^†, Richard Sandberg^†, Elke Jackson^‡, David Allred, and R. Steven Turley

   J. Utah Acad. Sci. 82, 176-186 (2005).
   

2004

4. Optical properties and application of uranium-based thin films for the extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray region

   Richard L. Sandberg^†, David d. Allred, Shannon Lunt^†, Marie K. Urry^‡, and R. Steven Turley

   Proc. SPIE 5538, 84-91 (2004).
   
5. Uranium Oxide as a Highly Reflective Coating from 100-400 eV

   Richard L. Sandberg^†, David D. Allred, Luke J. Bissell^‡, Jed E. Johnson^†, and R. Steven Turley

   AIP Conf. Proc. 705, 796-799 (2004).
   
6. Removing Surface Contaminants from Silicon Wafers to Facilitate EUV Optical Characterization

   R. E. Robinson^‡, R. L. Sandberg^†, D. D. Allred, A. L. Jackson, J. E. Johnson^†, W. Evans^†, T. Doughty^‡, … K. Adamson^†, and A. Jacquier^† (1 other authors)

   47th Annual Technical Conference Proceedings, (Dallas, TX, April 2004), Vol. 47, (Society of Vacuum Coaters, Albuquerque, NM, 2004) 368-376.
   
7. A comparison of uranium oxide and nickle as single-layer reflectors from 2.7 to 11.6 nm

   Richard L. Sandberg^†, David D. Allred, Jed E. Johnson^†, and R. Steven Turley

   Proc. SPIE 5193, 191-203 (2004).
   

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^†Graduate Student Author