• DocumentCode
    2885359
  • Title

    Femtosecond electron diffraction: atomic level "movies" of condensed phase dynamics

  • Author

    Dwyer, J.R. ; Jordan, R.E. ; Hebeisen, C.T. ; Harb, M. ; Miller, R. J Dwayne

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Chem., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    164
  • Abstract
    The advent of high flux femtosecond electron sources provides a new window for observing atomic motions during structural transitions. Studies of ultrafast melting of metals reveal microscopic mechanisms and the full potential of the approach.
  • Keywords
    electron diffraction; electron sources; high-speed optical techniques; melting; atomic level movies; atomic motions; condensed phase dynamics; femtosecond electron diffraction; femtosecond electron sources; high flux electron sources; microscopic mechanisms; structural transitions; ultrafast melting; Diffraction; Electron sources; Gold; Lattices; Microscopy; Motion pictures; Nickel; Temperature; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8973-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567335
  • Filename
    1567335