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Femtosecond X-ray-induced explosion of C60 at extreme intensity

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  • B. F. Murphy

    (Western Michigan University)

  • T. Osipov

    (Western Michigan University)

  • Z. Jurek

    (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY
    The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging)

  • L. Fang

    (Western Michigan University)

  • S.-K. Son

    (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY
    The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging)

  • M. Mucke

    (Gothenburg University)

  • J.H.D. Eland

    (Gothenburg University
    Oxford University)

  • V. Zhaunerchyk

    (Gothenburg University)

  • R. Feifel

    (Gothenburg University)

  • L. Avaldi

    (Instituto di Metodologie Inorganiche e dei Plasmi, C.N.R.)

  • P. Bolognesi

    (Instituto di Metodologie Inorganiche e dei Plasmi, C.N.R.)

  • C. Bostedt

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • J. D. Bozek

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • J. Grilj

    (PULSE, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • M. Guehr

    (PULSE, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • L. J. Frasinski

    (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London)

  • J. Glownia

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • D. T. Ha

    (University of Turku)

  • K. Hoffmann

    (University of Texas at Austin)

  • E. Kukk

    (University of Turku)

  • B. K. McFarland

    (PULSE, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • C. Miron

    (Synchrotron SOLEIL, l’Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48)

  • E. Sistrunk

    (PULSE, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • R. J. Squibb

    (Gothenburg University
    Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London)

  • K. Ueda

    (Tohoku University)

  • R. Santra

    (Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, DESY
    The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging
    University of Hamburg)

  • N. Berrah

    (University of Connecticut)

Abstract

Understanding molecular femtosecond dynamics under intense X-ray exposure is critical to progress in biomolecular imaging and matter under extreme conditions. Imaging viruses and proteins at an atomic spatial scale and on the time scale of atomic motion requires rigorous, quantitative understanding of dynamical effects of intense X-ray exposure. Here we present an experimental and theoretical study of C60 molecules interacting with intense X-ray pulses from a free-electron laser, revealing the influence of processes not previously reported. Our work illustrates the successful use of classical mechanics to describe all moving particles in C60, an approach that scales well to larger systems, for example, biomolecules. Comparisons of the model with experimental data on C60 ion fragmentation show excellent agreement under a variety of laser conditions. The results indicate that this modelling is applicable for X-ray interactions with any extended system, even at higher X-ray dose rates expected with future light sources.

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  • B. F. Murphy & T. Osipov & Z. Jurek & L. Fang & S.-K. Son & M. Mucke & J.H.D. Eland & V. Zhaunerchyk & R. Feifel & L. Avaldi & P. Bolognesi & C. Bostedt & J. D. Bozek & J. Grilj & M. Guehr & L. J. Fra, 2014. "Femtosecond X-ray-induced explosion of C60 at extreme intensity," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-9, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms5281
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5281
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