Title :
Femtosecond electron diffraction: an atomic level view of condensed phase dynamics
Author :
Dwyer, J.R. ; Jordan, R.E. ; Hebeisen, C.T. ; Harb, M. ; Miller, R.J.D. ; Siwick, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. & Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
We use femtosecond electron diffraction to capture the disordering of the solid and the emergence of liquid structure during strongly-driven laser melting. We discuss the impact of femtosecond pulse propagation on bright electron source design.
Keywords :
electron diffraction; electron sources; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam applications; liquid structure; melting; atomic level; bright electron source design; condensed phase dynamics; femtosecond electron diffraction; femtosecond pulse propagation; liquid structure; solid disordering capture; strongly-driven laser melting; Atomic beams; Brightness; Diffraction; Electron sources; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Physics; Pulse generation; Ultrafast optics; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202037
