Single-shot diffractive imaging with a table-top femtosecond soft x-ray laser-harmonics source

Coherent x-ray diffractive imaging is a powerful method for studies on nonperiodic structures on the nanoscale. Access to femtosecond dynamics in major physical, chemical, and biological processes requires single-shot diffraction data. Up to now, this has been limited to intense coherent pulses from a free electron laser. Here we show that laser-driven ultrashort x-ray sources offer a comparatively inexpensive alternative. We present measurements of single-shot diffraction patterns from isolated nano-objects with a single 20 fs pulse from a table-top high-harmonic x-ray laser. Images were reconstructed with a resolution of 119 nm from the single shot and 62 nm from multiple shots.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Physical review letters - 103(2009), 2 vom: 10. Juli, Seite 028104

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ravasio, A [VerfasserIn]
Gauthier, D [VerfasserIn]
Maia, F R N C [VerfasserIn]
Billon, M [VerfasserIn]
Caumes, J-P [VerfasserIn]
Garzella, D [VerfasserIn]
Géléoc, M [VerfasserIn]
Gobert, O [VerfasserIn]
Hergott, J-F [VerfasserIn]
Pena, A-M [VerfasserIn]
Perez, H [VerfasserIn]
Carré, B [VerfasserIn]
Bourhis, E [VerfasserIn]
Gierak, J [VerfasserIn]
Madouri, A [VerfasserIn]
Mailly, D [VerfasserIn]
Schiedt, B [VerfasserIn]
Fajardo, M [VerfasserIn]
Gautier, J [VerfasserIn]
Zeitoun, P [VerfasserIn]
Bucksbaum, P H [VerfasserIn]
Hajdu, J [VerfasserIn]
Merdji, H [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.09.2009

Date Revised 07.08.2009

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM19049168X