Single-shot structural analysis by high-energy X-ray diffraction using an ultrashort all-optical source

Rakowski, R.; Golovin, G.; O’Neal, J.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, P.; Zhao, B.; Wilson, M. D.; Veale, M. C.; Seller, P.; Chen, S.; Banerjee, S.; Umstadter, D.; Fuchs, M.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16477-0

Title: Single-shot structural analysis by high-energy X-ray diffraction using an ultrashort all-optical source

Journal Article · 30 November 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16477-0 · OSTI ID:1500116

Rakowski, R. ^[1];

^[1]; O’Neal, J. ^[1]; Zhang, J. ^[1]; Zhang, P. ^[1]; Zhao, B. ^[1]; Wilson, M. D. ^[2];

^[2]; Seller, P. ^[2]; Chen, S. ^[1]; Banerjee, S. ^[1];

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Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE (United States)
STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab, Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)

High-energy X-rays (HEX-rays) with photon energies on order of 100 keV have attractive characteristics, such as comparably low absorption, high spatial resolution and the ability to access inner-shell states of heavy atoms. These properties are advantageous for many applications ranging from studies of bulk materials to the investigation of materials in extreme conditions. Ultrafast X-ray diffraction allows the direct imaging of atomic dynamics simultaneously on its natural time and length scale. However, using HEX-rays for ultrafast studies has been limited due to the lack of sources that can generate pulses of sufficiently short (femtosecond) duration in this wavelength range. Here we show single-crystal diffraction using ultrashort ~90 keV HEX-ray pulses generated by an all-optical source based on inverse Compton scattering. We also demonstrate a method for measuring the crystal lattice spacing in a single shot that contains only ~10⁵ photons in a spectral bandwidth of ~50% full width at half maximum (FWHM). Our approach allows us to obtain structural information from the full X-ray spectrum. As target we use a cylindrically bent Ge crystal in Laue transmission geometry. As a result, this experiment constitutes a first step towards measurements of ultrafast atomic dynamics using femtosecond HEX-ray pulses.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-05ER15663

OSTI ID:: 1500116

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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