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Experimental Demonstration of Attosecond Pump-Probe Spectroscopy with an X-ray Free-Electron Laser
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Working Paper
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Physics - Accelerator Physics
Physics - Atomic Physics
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Abstract
Pump-probe experiments with sub-femtosecond resolution are the key to understanding electronic dynamics in quantum systems. Here we demonstrate the generation and control of sub-femtosecond pulse pairs from a two-colour X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL). By measuring the delay between the two pulses with an angular streaking diagnostic, we characterise the group velocity of the XFEL and demonstrate control of the pulse delay down to 270 as. We demonstrate the application of this technique to a pump-probe measurement in core-excited para-aminophenol. These results demonstrate the ability to perform pump-probe experiments with sub-femtosecond resolution and atomic site specificity.
Comment: 55 pages, main manuscript (5 figures) + supplementary materials (25 figures), 30 figures total. Submitted to Nature Photonics