Development of ultrafast capabilities for X-ray free-electron lasers at the linac coherent light source
Abstract
The ability to produce ultrashort, high-brightness X-ray pulses is revolutionizing the field of ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy. Free-electron laser (FEL) facilities are driving this revolution, but unique aspects of the FEL process make the required characterization and use of the pulses challenging. In this paper, we describe a number of developments in the generation of ultrashort X-ray FEL pulses, and the concomitant progress in the experimental capabilities necessary for their characterization and use at the Linac Coherent Light Source. This includes the development of sub-femtosecond hard and soft X-ray pulses, along with ultrafast characterization techniques for these pulses. We also describe improved techniques for optical cross-correlation as needed to address the persistent challenge of external optical laser synchronization with these ultrashort X-ray pulses.
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[1];
[3];
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Photon Ultrafast Laser Science and Engineering Inst. (PULSE)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Technische Univ. of Dortmund (Germany). Zentrum für Synchrotronstrahlung; Technische Univ. Munchen, Garching (Germany). Dept. Physik
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1528789
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 377; Journal Issue: 2145; Journal ID: ISSN 1364-503X
- Publisher:
- The Royal Society Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; X-ray free electron laser; attosecond; electron dynamics; charge migration; attosecond X-ray pulses
Citation Formats
Coffee, Ryan N., Cryan, James P., Duris, Joseph, Helml, Wolfram, Li, Siqi, and Marinelli, Agostino. Development of ultrafast capabilities for X-ray free-electron lasers at the linac coherent light source. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1098/rsta.2018.0386.
Coffee, Ryan N., Cryan, James P., Duris, Joseph, Helml, Wolfram, Li, Siqi, & Marinelli, Agostino. Development of ultrafast capabilities for X-ray free-electron lasers at the linac coherent light source. United States. doi:10.1098/rsta.2018.0386.
Coffee, Ryan N., Cryan, James P., Duris, Joseph, Helml, Wolfram, Li, Siqi, and Marinelli, Agostino. Mon .
"Development of ultrafast capabilities for X-ray free-electron lasers at the linac coherent light source". United States. doi:10.1098/rsta.2018.0386. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1528789.
@article{osti_1528789,
title = {Development of ultrafast capabilities for X-ray free-electron lasers at the linac coherent light source},
author = {Coffee, Ryan N. and Cryan, James P. and Duris, Joseph and Helml, Wolfram and Li, Siqi and Marinelli, Agostino},
abstractNote = {The ability to produce ultrashort, high-brightness X-ray pulses is revolutionizing the field of ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy. Free-electron laser (FEL) facilities are driving this revolution, but unique aspects of the FEL process make the required characterization and use of the pulses challenging. In this paper, we describe a number of developments in the generation of ultrashort X-ray FEL pulses, and the concomitant progress in the experimental capabilities necessary for their characterization and use at the Linac Coherent Light Source. This includes the development of sub-femtosecond hard and soft X-ray pulses, along with ultrafast characterization techniques for these pulses. We also describe improved techniques for optical cross-correlation as needed to address the persistent challenge of external optical laser synchronization with these ultrashort X-ray pulses.},
doi = {10.1098/rsta.2018.0386},
journal = {Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences},
number = 2145,
volume = 377,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {5}
}
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