Title :
X-ray diffraction with sub-picosecond time resolution
Author :
von der Linde, D. ; Sokolowski-Tinten, K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser und Plasmaphysik, Duisburg Univ., Essen, Germany
Abstract :
Microplasmas generated by femtosecond laser pulses emit short bursts of multi-keV X-rays. X-ray diffraction of these pulses can be used to probe ultrafast changes in the atomic configuration of the material caused by pulsed laser excitation.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; high-speed optical techniques; plasma X-ray sources; plasma production by laser; time resolved spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; femtosecond laser pulses; microplasmas; pulsed laser excitation; subpicosecond time resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
