Improved temporal resolution in ultrafast electron diffraction measurements through THz compression and time-stamping

Othman, Mohamed A. K.; Gabriel, Annika E.; Snively, Emma C.; Kozina, Michael E.; Shen, Xiaozhe; Ji, Fuhao; Lewis, Samantha; Weathersby, Stephen; Vasireddy, Praful; Luo, Duan; Wang, Xijie; Hoffmann, Matthias C.; Nanni, Emilio A.

doi:10.1063/4.0000230

Improved temporal resolution in ultrafast electron diffraction measurements through THz compression and time-stamping

Journal Article · Mon Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Structural Dynamics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/4.0000230· OSTI ID:2565033

; ; Snively, Emma C.; ; ; ; Lewis, Samantha; ; Vasireddy, Praful; Luo, Duan; Wang, Xijie; ;

We present an experimental demonstration of ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) with THz-driven electron bunch compression and time-stamping that enables UED probes with improved temporal resolution. Through THz-driven longitudinal bunch compression, a compression factor of approximately four is achieved. Moreover, the time-of-arrival jitter between the compressed electron bunch and a pump laser pulse is suppressed by a factor of three. Simultaneously, the THz interaction imparts a transverse spatiotemporal correlation on the electron distribution, which we utilize to further enhance the precision of time-resolved UED measurements. We use this technique to probe single-crystal gold nanofilms and reveal transient oscillations in the THz near fields with a temporal resolution down to 50 fs. These oscillations were previously beyond reach in the absence of THz compression and time-stamping.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: NONE; AC02-05CH11231; AC02-76SF00515

OSTI ID:: 2565033

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2333871

Journal Information:: Structural Dynamics, Journal Name: Structural Dynamics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 11; ISSN 2329-7778

Publisher:: American Institute of PhysicsCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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