Inception of electronic damage of matter by photon-driven post-ionization mechanisms

Błachucki, W.; Kayser, Y.; Czapla-Masztafiak, J.; Guo, M.; Juranić, P.; Kavčič, M.; Källman, E.; Knopp, G.; Lundberg, M.; Milne, C.; Rehanek, J.; Sá, J.; Szlachetko, J.

doi:10.1063/1.5090332

Title: Inception of electronic damage of matter by photon-driven post-ionization mechanisms

Journal Article · 05 April 2019 · Structural Dynamics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5090332 · OSTI ID:1625001

^[1]; Kayser, Y. ^[2]; Czapla-Masztafiak, J. ^[3]; Guo, M. ^[4]; Juranić, P. ^[5]; Kavčič, M. ^[6]; Källman, E. ^[4]; Knopp, G. ^[5];

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Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Warsaw (Poland)
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin (Germany)
Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Krakow (Poland)
Uppsala Univ. (Sweden)
Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland)
Jozef Stefan Institute, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS), Warsaw (Poland); Uppsala Univ. (Sweden)

“Probe-before-destroy” methodology permitted diffraction and imaging measurements of intact specimens using ultrabright but highly destructive X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) pulses. The methodology takes advantage of XFEL pulses ultrashort duration to outrun the destructive nature of the X-rays. Atomic movement, generally on the order of >50 fs, regulates the maximum pulse duration for intact specimen measurements. In this contribution, we report the electronic structure damage of a molecule with ultrashort X-ray pulses under preservation of the atoms’ positions. A detailed investigation of the X-ray induced processes revealed that X-ray absorption events in the solvent produce a significant number of solvated electrons within attosecond and femtosecond timescales that are capable of coulombic interactions with the probed molecules. The presented findings show a strong influence on the experimental spectra coming from ionization of the probed atoms’ surroundings leading to electronic structure modification much faster than direct absorption of photons. This work calls for consideration of this phenomenon in cases focused on samples embedded in, e.g., solutions or in matrices, which in fact concerns most of the experimental studies.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Ministry of Science and Higher Education; National Science Centre of Poland (NCN); Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-76SF00515; 2015/19/B/ST2/00931; KAW-2013.0020

OSTI ID:: 1625001

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1505255

Journal Information:: Structural Dynamics, Vol. 6, Issue 2; ISSN 2329-7778

Publisher:: American Crystallographic Association/AIPCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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