Time-resolved pump-probe experiments at the LCLS

The first time-resolved x-ray/optical pump-probe experiments at the SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) used a combination of feedback methods and post-analysis binning techniques to synchronize an ultrafast optical laser to the linac-based x-ray laser. Transient molecular nitrogen alignment revival features were resolved in time-dependent x-ray-induced fragmentation spectra. These alignment features were used to find the temporal overlap of the pump and probe pulses. The strong-field dissociation of x-ray generated quasi-bound molecular dications was used to establish the residual timing jitter. This analysis shows that the relative arrival time of the Ti:Sapphire laser and the x-ray pulses had a distribution with a standard deviation of approximately 120 fs. The largest contribution to the jitter noise spectrum was the locking of the laser oscillator to the reference RF of the accelerator, which suggests that simple technical improvements could reduce the jitter to better than 50 fs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Optics express - 18(2010), 17 vom: 16. Aug., Seite 17620-30

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Glownia, James M [VerfasserIn]
Cryan, J [VerfasserIn]
Andreasson, J [VerfasserIn]
Belkacem, A [VerfasserIn]
Berrah, N [VerfasserIn]
Blaga, C I [VerfasserIn]
Bostedt, C [VerfasserIn]
Bozek, J [VerfasserIn]
DiMauro, L F [VerfasserIn]
Fang, L [VerfasserIn]
Frisch, J [VerfasserIn]
Gessner, O [VerfasserIn]
Gühr, M [VerfasserIn]
Hajdu, J [VerfasserIn]
Hertlein, M P [VerfasserIn]
Hoener, M [VerfasserIn]
Huang, G [VerfasserIn]
Kornilov, O [VerfasserIn]
Marangos, J P [VerfasserIn]
March, A M [VerfasserIn]
McFarland, B K [VerfasserIn]
Merdji, H [VerfasserIn]
Petrovic, V S [VerfasserIn]
Raman, C [VerfasserIn]
Ray, D [VerfasserIn]
Reis, D A [VerfasserIn]
Trigo, M [VerfasserIn]
White, J L [VerfasserIn]
White, W [VerfasserIn]
Wilcox, R [VerfasserIn]
Young, L [VerfasserIn]
Coffee, R N [VerfasserIn]
Bucksbaum, P H [VerfasserIn]

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

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Date Completed 17.12.2010

Date Revised 23.10.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1364/OE.18.017620

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM200416871