Tunable isolated attosecond X-ray pulses with gigawatt peak power from a free-electron laser
Duris J, Li S, Driver T, Champenois EG, Macarthur JP, Lutman AA, Zhang Z, Rosenberger P, Aldrich JW, Coffee R, Coslovich G, Decker FJ, Glownia JM, Hartmann G, Helml W, Kamalov A, Knurr J, Krzywinski J, Lin MF, Nantel M, Natan A, O'Neal J, Shivaram N, Walter P, Wang AL, Welch JJ, Wolf TJA, Xu JZ, Kling MF, Bucksbaum PH, Zholents A, Huang Z, Cryan JP, Marinelli A, Marangos JP (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 14
Pages Range: 30-36
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1038/s41566-019-0549-5
Abstract
The quantum-mechanical motion of electrons in molecules and solids occurs on the sub-femtosecond timescale. Consequently, the study of ultrafast electronic phenomena requires the generation of laser pulses shorter than 1 fs and of sufficient intensity to interact with their target with high probability. Probing these dynamics with atomic-site specificity requires the extension of sub-femtosecond pulses to the soft X-ray spectral region. Here, we report the generation of isolated soft X-ray attosecond pulses with an X-ray free-electron laser. Our source has a pulse energy that is millions of times larger than any other source of isolated attosecond pulses in the soft X-ray spectral region, with a peak power exceeding 100 GW. This unique combination of high intensity, high photon energy and short pulse duration enables the investigation of electron dynamics with X-ray nonlinear spectroscopy and single-particle imaging, unlocking a path towards a new era of attosecond science.
Involved external institutions
Stanford National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC)
United States (USA) (US)
Universität Kassel
Germany (DE)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)
Germany (DE)
Stanford University
United States (USA) (US)
Argonne National Laboratory
United States (USA) (US)
Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
United Kingdom (GB)
United States (USA) (US)
Universität Kassel
Germany (DE)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)
Germany (DE)
Stanford University
United States (USA) (US)
Argonne National Laboratory
United States (USA) (US)
Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
United Kingdom (GB)
How to cite
APA:
Duris, J., Li, S., Driver, T., Champenois, E.G., Macarthur, J.P., Lutman, A.A.,... Marangos, J.P. (2020). Tunable isolated attosecond X-ray pulses with gigawatt peak power from a free-electron laser. Nature Photonics, 14(1), 30-36. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41566-019-0549-5
MLA:
Duris, Joseph, et al. "Tunable isolated attosecond X-ray pulses with gigawatt peak power from a free-electron laser." Nature Photonics 14.1 (2020): 30-36.
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