Stochastic modeling of x-ray superfluorescence

Chuchurka, Stasis; Benediktovitch, Andrei; Krušič, Špela; Halavanau, Aliaksei; Rohringer, Nina

doi:10.1103/physreva.109.033725

Stochastic modeling of x-ray superfluorescence

Journal Article · Wed Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Physical Review A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.109.033725· OSTI ID:2405013

Chuchurka, Stasis ^[1]; ^[2]; Krušič, Špela ^[3]; Halavanau, Aliaksei ^[4]; ^[5]

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany); Univ. of Hamburg (Germany); SLAC
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany). Center for Free-Electron Laser Science
Jozef Stefan Inst. (IJS), Ljubljana (Slovenia)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Univ. of Hamburg (Germany); Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany). Center for Free-Electron Laser Science

An approach to modeling the dynamics of x-ray amplified spontaneous emission and superfluorescence, the phenomenon of collective x-ray emission initiated by intense pulses of x-ray free-electron lasers, is developed based on stochastic partial differential equations. The equations are derived from first principles, and the relevant approximations, derivation steps, and extensions specific to stimulated x-ray emission are presented. The resulting equations take the form of three-dimensional generalized Maxwell-Bloch equations augmented with noise terms for both field and atomic variables. The derived noise terms possess specific correlation properties that enable the correct reconstruction of spontaneous emission. Consequently, the developed theoretical formalism is universally suitable for describing all stages of stimulated x-ray emission: spontaneous emission, amplified spontaneous emission, and superfluorescence. Here, we present numerical examples that illustrate various properties of the emitted field, including spatiotemporal coherence and spectral-angular and polarization characteristics. We anticipate that the proposed theoretical framework will establish a robust foundation for interpreting measurements in stimulated x-ray emission spectroscopy, modeling x-ray laser oscillators, and describing other experiments leveraging x-ray superfluorescence.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2405013

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2474530

Journal Information:: Physical Review A, Journal Name: Physical Review A Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 109; ISSN 2469-9926

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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