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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik

CPP 18: Complex Fluids and Colloids, Micelles and Vesicles (joint session CPP/DY)

CPP 18.1: Invited Talk

Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 11:30–12:00, H38

How X-rays can reveal waters mysteries — •Katrin Amann-Winkel — Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany — Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Institut für Physik, Mainz, Germany — Stockholm University, Department of Physics, Stockholm, Sweden

Water is ubiquitous and the most important liquid for life on earth. Although the water molecule is seemingly simple, various macroscopic properties of water are most anomalous, such as the density maximum at 4°C or the divergence of the heat capacity upon cooling. Computer-simulations suggest that the anomalous behaviour of ambient and supercooled water could be explained by a two state model of water. An important role in this ongoing discussion plays the amorphous forms of water [1]. Since the discovery of two distinct amorphous states of ice with different density (high- and low density amorphous ice, HDA and LDA) it has been discussed whether and how this phenomenon of polyamorphism at high pressures is connected to the occurrence of two distinct liquid phases (HDL and LDL). X-ray scattering experiments on both supercooled water [2] and amorphous ice [3] are of major importance for our understanding of water. In my talk I will give an overview on our recent experiments on supercooled water and amorphous ices. [1] K. Amann-Winkel et al., Waters controversial glass transition, Rev. Mod. Phys. 88, (2016) [2] K.H. Kim, et al., SCIENCE 358, 1589 (2017) [3] K.H. Kim, et al., SCIENCE 370, 6519, 978 (2020)