Experimental demonstration of attosecond pump–probe spectroscopy with an X-ray free-electron laser

Pump–probe experiments with subfemtosecond resolution are the key to understanding electronic dynamics in quantum systems. Here we demonstrate the generation and control of subfemtosecond pulse pairs from a two-colour X-ray free-electron laser. By measuring the delay between the two pulses with an a...

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Published in:Nature photonics 2024-07, Vol.18 (7), p.691-697
Main Authors: Guo, Zhaoheng, Driver, Taran, Beauvarlet, Sandra, Cesar, David, Duris, Joseph, Franz, Paris L., Alexander, Oliver, Bohler, Dorian, Bostedt, Christoph, Averbukh, Vitali, Cheng, Xinxin, DiMauro, Louis F., Doumy, Gilles, Forbes, Ruaridh, Gessner, Oliver, Glownia, James M., Isele, Erik, Kamalov, Andrei, Larsen, Kirk A., Li, Siqi, Li, Xiang, Lin, Ming-Fu, McCracken, Gregory A., Obaid, Razib, O’Neal, Jordan T., Robles, River R., Rolles, Daniel, Ruberti, Marco, Rudenko, Artem, Slaughter, Daniel S., Sudar, Nicholas S., Thierstein, Emily, Tuthill, Daniel, Ueda, Kiyoshi, Wang, Enliang, Wang, Anna L., Wang, Jun, Weber, Thorsten, Wolf, Thomas J. A., Young, Linda, Zhang, Zhen, Bucksbaum, Philip H., Marangos, Jon P., Kling, Matthias F., Huang, Zhirong, Walter, Peter, Inhester, Ludger, Berrah, Nora, Cryan, James P., Marinelli, Agostino
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aminophenol
Angular velocity
attosecond science
Color
Electrons
Experiments
Free electron lasers
Group velocity
Lasers
Light
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p-Aminophenol
Photonics
Spectroscopy
Spectrum analysis
X-rays
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Summary:Pump–probe experiments with subfemtosecond resolution are the key to understanding electronic dynamics in quantum systems. Here we demonstrate the generation and control of subfemtosecond pulse pairs from a two-colour X-ray free-electron laser. By measuring the delay between the two pulses with an angular streaking diagnostic, we characterize the group velocity of the X-ray free-electron laser and show control of the pulse delay down to 270 as. We confirm the application of this technique to a pump–probe measurement in core-ionized para-aminophenol. These results reveal the ability to perform pump–probe experiments with subfemtosecond resolution and atomic site specificity.Researchers have demonstrated the generation and control of subfemtosecond pulse pairs from a two-colour X-ray free-electron laser and conducted pump–probe experiments in core-ionized molecules.
ISSN:1749-4885
1749-4893
DOI:10.1038/s41566-024-01419-w