THz pulse doubler at FLASH : double pulses for pump-probe experiments at X-ray FELs

FLASH, the X-ray free-electron laser in Hamburg, Germany, employs a narrowband high-field accelerator THz source for unique THz pump X-ray probe experiments. However, the large difference in optical paths of the THz and X-ray beamlines prevents utilization of the machine's full potential (e.g....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of synchrotron radiation. - 1994. - 25(2018), Pt 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 39-43
1. Verfasser: Zapolnova, Ekaterina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Golz, Torsten, Pan, Rui, Klose, Karsten, Schreiber, Siegfried, Stojanovic, Nikola
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of synchrotron radiation
Schlagworte:Journal Article FLASH THz beamline X-rays double electron bunches free-electron laser pump–probe experiments
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Zusammenfassung:FLASH, the X-ray free-electron laser in Hamburg, Germany, employs a narrowband high-field accelerator THz source for unique THz pump X-ray probe experiments. However, the large difference in optical paths of the THz and X-ray beamlines prevents utilization of the machine's full potential (e.g. extreme pulse energies in the soft X-ray range). To solve this issue, lasing of double electron bunches, separated by 28 periods of the driving radiofrequency (at 1.3 GHz), timed for the temporal overlap of THz and X-ray pulses at the experimental station has been employed. In order to optimize conditions for a typical THz pump X-ray probe experiment, X-ray lasing of the first bunch to one-sixth of that of the second has been suppressed. Finally, synchronization of THz radiation pulses was measured to be ∼20 fs (r.m.s.), and a solution for monitoring the arrival time for achieving higher temporal resolution is presented
Beschreibung:Date Revised 12.11.2023
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1600-5775
DOI:10.1107/S1600577517015442