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Volt-per-Ångstrom terahertz fields from X-ray free-electron lasers
- Publisher :
- Freie Universität Berlin
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Abstract
- The electron linear accelerators driving modern X-ray free-electron lasers can emit intense, tunable, quasi-monochromatic terahertz (THz) transients with peak electric fields of V Å−1 and peak magnetic fields in excess of 10 T when a purpose-built, compact, superconducting THz undulator is implemented. New research avenues such as X-ray movies of THz-driven mode-selective chemistry come into reach by making dual use of the ultra-short GeV electron bunches, possible by a rather minor extension of the infrastructure.
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........3eb24cca07f3a0c534b705fa8e1f97e4