X-ray diffractive imaging of controlled gas-phase molecules: Toward imaging of dynamics in the molecular frame

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Erscheinungsjahr:
2020
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Schlagworte:
  • X-Ray Laser
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Femtosecond
  • Harmonic Generations
  • Ultrashort Pulses
  • Laser Pulses
  • X-Ray Laser
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Femtosecond
  • Harmonic Generations
  • Ultrashort Pulses
  • Laser Pulses
Beschreibung:
  • We report experimental results on the diffractive imaging of three-dimensionally aligned 2,5-diiodothiophene molecules. The molecules were aligned by chirped near-infrared laser pulses, and their structure was probed at a photon energy of 9.5 keV (λ ≈ 130 pm) provided by the Linac Coherent Light Source. Diffracted photons were recorded on the Cornell-SLAC pixel array detector, and a two-dimensional diffraction pattern of the equilibrium structure of 2,5-diiodothiophene was recorded. The retrieved distance between the two iodine atoms agrees with the quantum-chemically calculated molecular structure to be within 5%. The experimental approach allows for the imaging of intrinsic molecular dynamics in the molecular frame, albeit this requires more experimental data, which should be readily available at upcoming high-repetition-rate facilities.
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  • info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
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Forschungsinformationssystem der UHH

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