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Title: Optical laser systems at the Linac Coherent Light Source

Journal Article · · Journal of Synchrotron Radiation (Online)

Ultrafast optical lasers play an essential role in exploiting the unique capabilities of recently commissioned X-ray free-electron laser facilities such as the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). Pump–probe experimental techniques reveal ultrafast dynamics in atomic and molecular processes and reveal new insights in chemistry, biology, material science and high-energy-density physics. This manuscript describes the laser systems and experimental methods that enable cutting-edge optical laser/X-ray pump–probe experiments to be performed at LCLS.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI ID:
1188670
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
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 42 works
Citation information provided by
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Short-wavelength free-electron laser sources and science: a review text January 2017
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Terahertz-Driven Phonon Upconversion in SrTiO3 text January 2018
Retinal isomerization in bacteriorhodopsin captured by a femtosecond x-ray laser journal June 2018
The X-ray Correlation Spectroscopy instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source journal April 2015
Lipidic cubic phase injector is a viable crystal delivery system for time-resolved serial crystallography text January 2016
Nanosecond pump–probe device for time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography developed at SACLA journal August 2017
Initial metal–metal bond breakage detected by fs X-ray scattering in the photolysis of Ru 3 (CO) 12 in cyclohexane at 400 nm journal January 2019
Laser systems for time-resolved experiments at the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory X-ray Free-Electron Laser beamlines journal April 2019
The Macromolecular Femtosecond Crystallography Instrument at the Linac Coherent Light Source journal February 2019
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Real-time, single-shot, carrier-envelope-phase measurement of a multi-terawatt laser journal February 2017
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Terahertz-driven phonon upconversion in SrTiO3 journal January 2019
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