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Ultrafast X-Ray Scattering of Xenon Nanoparticles: Imaging Transient States of Matter

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Bostedt, C., Eremina, E., Rupp, D., Adolph, M., Thomas, H., Hoener, M., de Castro, A. R. B., Tiggesbäumker, J. +7 more·2012·Physical Review Letters

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Femtosecond x-ray laser flashes with power densities of up to 10(14) W/cm(2) at 13.7 nm wavelength were scattered by single xenon clusters in the gas phase. Similar to light scattering from atmospheric microparticles, the x-ray diffraction patterns carry information about the optical constants of the objects. However, the high flux of the x-ray laser induces severe transient changes of the electronic configuration, resulting in a tenfold increase of absorption in the developing nanoplasma. The modification in opaqueness can be correlated to strong atomic charging of the particle leading to excitation of Xe(4+). It is shown that single-shot single-particle scattering on femtosecond time scales yields insight into ultrafast processes in highly excited systems where conventional spectroscopy techniques are inherently blind.

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  • Strong resonances near inner-shell ionization thresholds can leave distinct fingerprints in the x-ray diffraction signal, allowing investigation of electronically excited states.

    “For investigating electronically excited states one can exploit that the x-ray scattering signal is generated by the electrons in the sample and that strong resonances near the inner-shell ionization thresholds can leave distinct fingerprints in the diffraction signal [96].”

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Bostedt, C., Eremina, E., Rupp, D., Adolph, M., Thomas, H., Hoener, M., de Castro, A. R. B., Tiggesbäumker, J., Meiwes-Broer, K.-H., Laarmann, T., Wabnitz, H., Plönjes, E., Treusch, R., Schneider, J. R., & Möller, T.
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  • SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)
  • Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
  • University of Rostock (DE)
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY (DE)
Venue
Physical Review Letters
Published
2012-02-29
Volume
108
Issue
9
Pages
093401-093401
ISSN
  • 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
  • 1079-7114
OpenAlex
W2032211165
Cited by
100
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21
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6.12
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journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Radiation › Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
Keywords
single-particle scattering, nanoplasma, optical constants, single-shot imaging, ultrafast dynamics

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