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Exploring the wavefront of hard X-ray free-electron laser radiation

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  • Simon Rutishauser

    (Paul Scherrer Institut)

  • Liubov Samoylova

    (European XFEL)

  • Jacek Krzywinski

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • Oliver Bunk

    (Paul Scherrer Institut)

  • Jan Grünert

    (European XFEL)

  • Harald Sinn

    (European XFEL)

  • Marco Cammarata

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • David M. Fritz

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • Christian David

    (Paul Scherrer Institut)

Abstract

The high photon flux and femtosecond pulse duration of hard X-ray free-electron lasers have spurred a large variety of novel and fascinating experiments in physical, chemical and biological sciences. Many of these experiments depend fundamentally on a clean, well-defined wavefront. Here we explore the wavefront properties of hard X-ray free-electron laser radiation by means of a grating interferometer, from which we obtain shot-to-shot wavefront information with an excellent angular sensitivity on the order of ten nanoradian. The wavefront distortions introduced by optical elements are observed in-situ and under operational conditions. The source-point position and fluctuations are measured with unprecedented accuracy in longitudinal and lateral direction, both during nominal operation and as the X-ray free-electron laser is driven into saturation.

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  • Simon Rutishauser & Liubov Samoylova & Jacek Krzywinski & Oliver Bunk & Jan Grünert & Harald Sinn & Marco Cammarata & David M. Fritz & Christian David, 2012. "Exploring the wavefront of hard X-ray free-electron laser radiation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-6, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms1950
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1950
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    1. Katherine J Harmon & Eric E Bennett & Andrew A Gomella & Han Wen, 2014. "Efficient Decoding of 2D Structured Illumination with Linear Phase Stepping in X-Ray Phase Contrast and Dark-Field Imaging," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-6, January.

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