XUV-driven plasma switch for THz: new spatio-temporal overlap tool for XUV–THz pump–probe experiments at FELs

Zapolnova, Ekaterina; Pan, Rui; Golz, Torsten; Sindik, M.; Nikolić, Miloš; Temme, Marc; Rabasović, Mihailo D.; Grujić, Dušan; Chen, Z.; Toleikis, S.; Stojanović, Nikola

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“…Electrical conductivity from THz transmission measurements. The experiment was performed at Deutsches Elektronen-SYnchrotron (DESY) Free-electron LASer in Hamburg (FLASH) facility, where two sets of undulators provided synchronized extreme-ultraviolet (XUV)-FEL and THz-FEL pulses simultaneously [19][20][21][22] , cf. Fig.…”

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Ultrafast multi-cycle terahertz measurements of the electrical conductivity in strongly excited solids

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Key insights in materials at extreme temperatures and pressures can be gained by accurate measurements that determine the electrical conductivity. Free-electron laser pulses can ionize and excite matter out of equilibrium on femtosecond time scales, modifying the electronic and ionic structures and enhancing electronic scattering properties. The transient evolution of the conductivity manifests the energy coupling from high temperature electrons to low temperature ions. Here we combine accelerator-based, high-brightness multi-cycle terahertz radiation with a single-shot electro-optic sampling technique to probe the evolution of DC electrical conductivity using terahertz transmission measurements on sub-picosecond time scales with a multi-undulator free electron laser. Our results allow the direct determination of the electron-electron and electron-ion scattering frequencies that are the major contributors of the electrical resistivity.

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The TRIXS end-station for femtosecond time-resolved resonant inelastic x-ray scattering experiments at the soft x-ray free-electron laser FLASH

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Dicke

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We present the experimental end-station TRIXS dedicated to time-resolved soft x-ray resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) experiments on solid samples at the free-electron laser FLASH. Using monochromatized ultrashort femtosecond XUV/soft x-ray photon pulses in combination with a synchronized optical laser in a pump-probe scheme, the TRIXS setup allows measuring sub-picosecond time-resolved high-resolution RIXS spectra in the energy range from 35 eV to 210 eV, thus spanning the M-edge (M 1 and M 2,3 ) absorption resonances of 3d transition metals and N 4,5 -edges of rare earth elements. A Kirkpatrick–Baez refocusing mirror system at the first branch of the plane grating monochromator beamline (PG1) provides a focus of (6 × 6) μ m 2 (FWHM) at the sample. The RIXS spectrometer reaches an energy resolution of 35–160 meV over the entire spectral range. The optical laser system based on a chirped pulse optical parametric amplifier provides approximately 100 fs (FWHM) long photon pulses at the fundamental wavelength of 800 nm and a fluence of 120 mJ/cm 2 at a sample for optical pump-XUV probe measurements. Furthermore, optical frequency conversion enables experiments at 400 nm or 267 nm with a fluence of 80 and 30 mJ/cm 2 , respectively. Some of the first (pump-probe) RIXS spectra measured with this setup are shown. The measured time resolution for time-resolved RIXS measurements has been characterized as 287 fs (FWHM) for the used energy resolution.

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Features of a new THz/XUV endstation after FLASH2020+

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Temme

Plönjes

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2022 47th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz)

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XUV-driven plasma switch for THz: new spatio-temporal overlap tool for XUV–THz pump–probe experiments at FELs

Abstract: A THz plasma switch, driven by ultrafast XUV pulses for temporal ovelap in pump–probe experiments, is presented.

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Ultrafast multi-cycle terahertz measurements of the electrical conductivity in strongly excited solids

Ultrafast multi-cycle terahertz measurements of the electrical conductivity in strongly excited solids

The TRIXS end-station for femtosecond time-resolved resonant inelastic x-ray scattering experiments at the soft x-ray free-electron laser FLASH

Features of a new THz/XUV endstation after FLASH2020+

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