Title :
Ultrafast X-ray measurements of inertial atomic-scale motion
Author :
Lindenberg, A.M. ; Gaffney, K. ; Hastings, J.B. ; Larsson, J. ; Synnergren, O. ; Sokolowski-Tinten, K. ; Sheppard, J. ; Blome, C. ; Caleman, C.
Author_Institution :
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
Using a new, accelerator-based source of femtosecond X-rays, we directly measure atomic displacements on an optically-modified potential energy surface. It is shown that the short time dynamics are predominantly inertial in character.
Keywords :
X-ray optics; high-speed optical techniques; potential energy surfaces; accelerator-based source; atomic displacement measurement; femtosecond X-ray; inertial atomic-scale motion; optically-modified potential energy surface; ultrafast X-ray measurement; Atomic measurements; Motion measurement; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; X-ray imaging; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548923
