Transient anisotropy in the electron diffraction of femtosecond laser-excited bismuth

Laser excitation of thin bismuth films leads to a reduction in the diffraction intensity, which exhibits a characteristic angular anisotropy. The anisotropy depends on the polarization of the laser pulse and persists for approximately 150 ps. The effect clearly indicates coherent atomic motion in a...

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Main Authors: P Zhou, C Streubühr, M Ligges, T Brazda, T Payer, F Meyer zu Heringdorf, M Horn-von Hoegen, D von der Linde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/103031