Laser plasma x-ray source for ultrafast time-resolved x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Miaja-Avila, L.; O'Neil, G. C.; Uhlig, J.; Cromer, C. L.; Dowell, M. L.; Jimenez, R.; Hoover, A. S.; Silverman, K. L.; Ullom, J. N.

doi:10.1063/1.4913585

Title: Laser plasma x-ray source for ultrafast time-resolved x-ray absorption spectroscopy

Journal Article · Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Structural Dynamics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913585· OSTI ID:1212188

Miaja-Avila, L. ^[1]; O'Neil, G. C. ^[1]; Uhlig, J. ^[2]; Cromer, C. L. ^[1]; Dowell, M. L. ^[1]; Jimenez, R. ^[3]; Hoover, A. S. ^[4]; Silverman, K. L. ^[1]; Ullom, J. N. ^[1]

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO (United States)
Lund Univ. (Sweden). Department of Chemical Physics.
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We describe a laser-driven x-ray plasma source designed for ultrafast x-ray absorption spectroscopy. The source is comprised of a 1 kHz, 20 W, femtosecond pulsed infrared laser and a water target. We present the x-ray spectra as a function of laser energy and pulse duration. Additionally, we investigate the plasma temperature and photon flux as we vary the laser energy. We obtain a 75 μm FWHM x-ray spot size, containing ~10⁶ photons/s, by focusing the produced x-rays with a polycapillary optic. Since the acquisition of x-ray absorption spectra requires the averaging of measurements from >10⁷ laser pulses, we also present data on the source stability, including single pulse measurements of the x-ray yield and the x-ray spectral shape. In single pulse measurements, the x-ray flux has a measured standard deviation of 8%, where the laser pointing is the main cause of variability. Further, we show that the variability in x-ray spectral shape from single pulses is low, thus justifying the combining of x-rays obtained from different laser pulses into a single spectrum. Finally, we show a static x-ray absorption spectrum of a ferrioxalate solution as detected by a microcalorimeter array. Altogether, our results demonstrate that this water-jet based plasma source is a suitable candidate for laboratory-based time-resolved x-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1212188

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

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Language:: English

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