FEL-based transient grating spectroscopy

F. Bencivenga; R. Cucini; F. Capotondi; A. Battistoni; R. Mincigrucci; E. Giangrisostomi; A. Gessini; M. Manfredda; I. P. Nikolov; E. Pedersoli; E. Principi; C. Svetina; P. Parisse; F. Casolari; M. B. Danailov; M. Kiskinova; C. Masciovecchio

doi:10.1117/12.2186121

12 May 2015 FEL-based transient grating spectroscopy

F. Bencivenga, R. Cucini, F. Capotondi, A. Battistoni, R. Mincigrucci, E. Giangrisostomi, A. Gessini, M. Manfredda, I. P. Nikolov, E. Pedersoli, E. Principi, C. Svetina, P. Parisse, F. Casolari, M. B. Danailov, M. Kiskinova, C. Masciovecchio

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Proceedings Volume 9512, Advances in X-ray Free-Electron Lasers Instrumentation III; 951212 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186121
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2015, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

In this manuscript we report on a compact experimental set-up (“mini-TIMER”) conceived for transient grating (TG) experiments based on free electron laser (FEL) radiation. This set-up has been tested at the seeded FEL facility FERMI (Elettra, Trieste, Italy) and allowed us to observe the first FEL-stimulated TG signal. This experimental result is of the greatest relevance in the context of developing coherent non-linear optical methods into the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and soft X-ray (SXR) range. Such a challenging task will be addressed in the next future at FERMI by using the present set-up and the forthcoming EIS-TIMER beamline, which is being installed at FERMI and will start the commissioning phase in the second semester 2015. The possibility to use TGs generated by FEL radiation at sub-optical wavelengths would allow developing EUV/SXR four-wave-mixing (FWM) applications, so far considered only theoretically and widely believed to be potentially able to provide major breakthroughs in several fields of science.

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F. Bencivenga, R. Cucini, F. Capotondi, A. Battistoni, R. Mincigrucci, E. Giangrisostomi, A. Gessini, M. Manfredda, I. P. Nikolov, E. Pedersoli, E. Principi, C. Svetina, P. Parisse, F. Casolari, M. B. Danailov, M. Kiskinova, and C. Masciovecchio "FEL-based transient grating spectroscopy", Proc. SPIE 9512, Advances in X-ray Free-Electron Lasers Instrumentation III, 951212 (12 May 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186121

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