Title :
Observation of ultrafast structural transitions in solids using femtosecond x-ray pulses
Author :
Sokolowski-Tinten, K. ; Blome, C. ; Dietrich, C. ; Tarasevitch, A. ; Horn-Von-Hoegen, M. ; von der Linde, D. ; Cavalleri, A. ; Squier, J. ; Uschmann, I. ; Forster, E. ; Kummler, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser- und Plasmaphys., Essen Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Time-resolved x-ray diffraction using multi-keV x-ray pulses reveals nonthermal changes of the lattice structure in less than 300 fs in a semiconductor and, for the first time, in a metal.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; X-ray production; crystal structure; high-speed optical techniques; plasma production by laser; reflectivity; time resolved spectra; 300 fs; 4.51 keV; femtosecond x-ray pulses; lattice structure; metal; multi-keV x-ray pulses; nonthermal changes; semiconductor; solids; time-resolved x-ray diffraction; ultrafast structural transitions; Biomedical optical imaging; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Plasma measurements; Solids; Ultrafast optics; X-ray diffraction; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.948236
