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Title: Photon-in photon-out hard X-ray spectroscopy at the Linac Coherent Light Source

Journal Article · · Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online)
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  1. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  2. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., Berkeley, CA (United States)

X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) have opened unprecedented possibilities to study the structure and dynamics of matter at an atomic level and ultra-fast timescale. Many of the techniques routinely used at storage ring facilities are being adapted for experiments conducted at FELs. In order to take full advantage of these new sources several challenges have to be overcome. They are related to the very different source characteristics and its resulting impact on sample delivery, X-ray optics, X-ray detection and data acquisition. Here it is described how photon-in photon-out hard X-ray spectroscopy techniques can be applied to study the electronic structure and its dynamics of transition metal systems with ultra-bright and ultra-short FEL X-ray pulses. In particular, some of the experimental details that are different compared with synchrotron-based setups are discussed and illustrated by recent measurements performed at the Linac Coherent Light Source.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Organization:
Portions of this research were carried out at the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. LCLS is an Office of Science User Facility operated for the US Department of Energy Office of Science by Stanford University.
Grant/Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1208866
Journal Information:
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online), Vol. 22, Issue 3; ISSN 1600-5775
Publisher:
International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 30 works
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