Time-resolved soft x-ray absorption setup using multi-bunch operation modes at synchrotrons
- Sincrotrone Trieste, S.S. 14 km 163.5, Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza (Italy)
- IOM-CNR, TASC laboratory, S.S. 14 km 163.5, Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza (Italy)
Here, we report on a novel experimental apparatus for performing time-resolved soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy in the sub-ns time scale using non-hybrid multi-bunch mode synchrotron radiation. The present setup is based on a variable repetition rate Ti:sapphire laser (pump pulse) synchronized with the {approx}500 MHz x-ray synchrotron radiation bunches and on a detection system that discriminates and singles out the significant x-ray photon pulses by means of a custom made photon counting unit. The whole setup has been validated by measuring the time evolution of the L{sub 3} absorption edge during the melting and the solidification of a Ge single crystal irradiated by an intense ultrafast laser pulse. These results pave the way for performing synchrotron time-resolved experiments in the sub-ns time domain with variable repetition rate exploiting the full flux of the synchrotron radiation.
- OSTI ID:
- 22062377
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 82, Issue 12; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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