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Ultrashort Pulses from Synchrotron Radiation Sources

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Abstract

Synchrotron light sources with short and tunable wavelength are the workhorses to study the structure of matter. Their pulse duration of tens of picoseconds, however, is insufficient to investigate ultrafast processes on the atomic scale. On the other hand, lasers provide femtosecond pulses, but only at long wavelengths. To fulfill the demand for radiation with short wavelength and short-pulse duration, laser-based table-top sources were developed, e.g., using high-harmonic generation, and a new accelerator-based source of very intense ultrashort X-ray pulses was invented: the free-electron laser (FEL). While presently four short-wavelength FELs exist worldwide as single-user facilities, about 50 synchrotron light sources routinely provide radiation to multiple users simultaneously, often in 24/7 operation. Therefore, this article takes a closer look at methods to extend conventional synchrotron radiation sources toward shorter pulse duration.

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Acknowledgements

This text is based on the expertise and achievements of colleagues from many laboratories around the world. A small part of it is my personal experience at BESSY in Berlin, at DESY and the University of Hamburg, and at DELTA in Dortmund. The very pleasant and constructive working atmosphere provided by my colleagues at these places is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Zentrum für Synchrotronstrahlung (DELTA), Technische Universität Dortmund, Maria-Goeppert-Mayer-Str. 2, D-44227, Dortmund, Germany

    Shaukat Khan

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  2. Zentrum für Synchrotronstrahlung (DELTA), Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

    Shaukat Khan

  3. Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY , Hamburg, Germany

    Jochen R. Schneider

  4. LINAC Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California, USA

    Jerome B. Hastings

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Khan, S. (2016). Ultrashort Pulses from Synchrotron Radiation Sources. In: Jaeschke, E., Khan, S., Schneider, J., Hastings, J. (eds) Synchrotron Light Sources and Free-Electron Lasers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14394-1_5

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