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Split-pulse X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy with seeded X-rays from X-ray laser to study atomic-level dynamics

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  • Yuya Shinohara

    (Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Taito Osaka

    (RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo)

  • Ichiro Inoue

    (RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Sayo)

  • Takuya Iwashita

    (Oita University)

  • Wojciech Dmowski

    (The University of Tennessee)

  • Chae Woo Ryu

    (The University of Tennessee)

  • Yadu Sarathchandran

    (The University of Tennessee)

  • Takeshi Egami

    (Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    The University of Tennessee
    The University of Tennessee)

Abstract

With their brilliance and temporal structure, X-ray free-electron laser can unveil atomic-scale details of ultrafast phenomena. Recent progress in split-and-delay optics (SDO), which produces two X-ray pulses with time-delays, offers bright prospects for observing dynamics at the atomic-scale. However, their insufficient pulse energy has limited its application either to phenomena with longer correlation length or to measurement with a fixed delay-time. Here we show that the combination of the SDO and self-seeding of X-rays increases the pulse energy and makes it possible to observe the atomic-scale dynamics in a timescale of picoseconds. We show that the speckle contrast in scattering from water depends on the delay-time as expected. Our results demonstrate the capability of measurement using the SDO with seeded X-rays for resolving the dynamics in temporal and spatial scales that are not accessible by other techniques, opening opportunities for studying the atomic-level dynamics.

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  • Yuya Shinohara & Taito Osaka & Ichiro Inoue & Takuya Iwashita & Wojciech Dmowski & Chae Woo Ryu & Yadu Sarathchandran & Takeshi Egami, 2020. "Split-pulse X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy with seeded X-rays from X-ray laser to study atomic-level dynamics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-20036-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20036-z
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    1. Robert B. Weakly & Chelsea E. Liekhus-Schmaltz & Benjamin I. Poulter & Elisa Biasin & Roberto Alonso-Mori & Andrew Aquila & Sébastien Boutet & Franklin D. Fuller & Phay J. Ho & Thomas Kroll & Caroline, 2023. "Revealing core-valence interactions in solution with femtosecond X-ray pump X-ray probe spectroscopy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.

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