Title :
Femtosecond x-ray powder diffraction on KDP
Author :
Zamponi, F. ; Rothhardt, P. ; Stingl, J. ; Woerner, M. ; Elsaesser, T.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst. fur Nichtlineare Opt. und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Ultrafast photoinduced changes of crystal structure and charge distributions in potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP), KH2PO4, are mapped by femtosecond x-ray powder diffraction. The formation of HPO4 and H3PO4 defects is revealed.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; crystal defects; crystal structure; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectricity; high-speed optical techniques; hydrogen bonds; hydrogen compounds; potassium compounds; KDP; charge distributions; crystal structure; defect formation; femtosecond X-ray powder diffraction; potassium dihydrogen phosphate; prototype hydrogen bonded ferroelectrics; ultrafast photoinduced changes; Absorption; Optical diffraction; Optical pumping; Powders; Transient analysis; Ultrafast optics; X-ray diffraction;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
