Repetitive non-thermal melting as a timing monitor for femtosecond pump/probe X-ray experiments
Time-resolved optical pump/X-ray probe experiments are often used to study structural dynamics. To ensure high temporal resolution, it is necessary to monitor the timing between the X-ray pulses and the laser pulses. The transition from a crystalline solid material to a disordered state in a non-the...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC and ACA
2020-09-01
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| Series: | Structural Dynamics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/4.0000020 |
| Summary: | Time-resolved optical pump/X-ray probe experiments are often used to study structural dynamics. To ensure high temporal resolution, it is necessary to monitor the timing between the X-ray pulses and the laser pulses. The transition from a crystalline solid material to a disordered state in a non-thermal melting process can be used as a reliable timing monitor. We have performed a study of the non-thermal melting of InSb in single-shot mode, where we varied the sample temperature in order to determine the conditions required for repetitive melting. We show how experimental conditions affect the feasibility of such a timing tool. |
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| ISSN: | 2329-7778 |