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Title: Tunable x-ray free electron laser multi-pulses with nanosecond separation

Abstract

X-ray Free Electron Lasers provide femtosecond x-ray pulses with narrow bandwidth and unprecedented peak brightness. Special modes of operation have been developed to deliver double pulses for x-ray pump, x-ray probe experiments. However, the longest delay between the two pulses achieved with existing single bucket methods is less than 1 picosecond, thus preventing the exploration of longer time-scale dynamics. We present a novel two-bucket scheme covering delays from 350 picoseconds to hundreds of nanoseconds in discrete steps of 350 picoseconds. Performance for each pulse can be similar to the one in a single pulse operation. The method has been experimentally tested with the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS-I) and the copper linac with LCLS-II hard x-ray undulators.

Authors:
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  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1843433
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Scientific Reports
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; core processes; lasers; LEDs; light sources; optical techniques; photonics; techniques and instrumentation; x-ray crystallography

Citation Formats

Decker, Franz-Josef, Bane, Karl L., Colocho, William, Gilevich, Sasha, Marinelli, Agostino, Sheppard, John C., Turner, James L., Turner, Joshua J., Vetter, Sharon L., Halavanau, Aliaksei, Pellegrini, Claudio, and Lutman, Alberto A. Tunable x-ray free electron laser multi-pulses with nanosecond separation. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-06754-y.
Decker, Franz-Josef, Bane, Karl L., Colocho, William, Gilevich, Sasha, Marinelli, Agostino, Sheppard, John C., Turner, James L., Turner, Joshua J., Vetter, Sharon L., Halavanau, Aliaksei, Pellegrini, Claudio, & Lutman, Alberto A. Tunable x-ray free electron laser multi-pulses with nanosecond separation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06754-y
Decker, Franz-Josef, Bane, Karl L., Colocho, William, Gilevich, Sasha, Marinelli, Agostino, Sheppard, John C., Turner, James L., Turner, Joshua J., Vetter, Sharon L., Halavanau, Aliaksei, Pellegrini, Claudio, and Lutman, Alberto A. Mon . "Tunable x-ray free electron laser multi-pulses with nanosecond separation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06754-y. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1843433.
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title = {Tunable x-ray free electron laser multi-pulses with nanosecond separation},
author = {Decker, Franz-Josef and Bane, Karl L. and Colocho, William and Gilevich, Sasha and Marinelli, Agostino and Sheppard, John C. and Turner, James L. and Turner, Joshua J. and Vetter, Sharon L. and Halavanau, Aliaksei and Pellegrini, Claudio and Lutman, Alberto A.},
abstractNote = {X-ray Free Electron Lasers provide femtosecond x-ray pulses with narrow bandwidth and unprecedented peak brightness. Special modes of operation have been developed to deliver double pulses for x-ray pump, x-ray probe experiments. However, the longest delay between the two pulses achieved with existing single bucket methods is less than 1 picosecond, thus preventing the exploration of longer time-scale dynamics. We present a novel two-bucket scheme covering delays from 350 picoseconds to hundreds of nanoseconds in discrete steps of 350 picoseconds. Performance for each pulse can be similar to the one in a single pulse operation. The method has been experimentally tested with the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS-I) and the copper linac with LCLS-II hard x-ray undulators.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-06754-y},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2022},
month = {Mon Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2022}
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