Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources
The development of novel coherent and brilliant sources, such as soft X-ray free electron laser (FEL) and high harmonic generation (HHG), enables new ultrafast analysis of the electronic and structural dynamics of a wide variety of materials. Soft X-ray FEL delivers high-brilliance beams with a shor...
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| author | Zeinab Ebrahimpour Marcello Coreno Luca Giannessi Massimo Ferrario Augusto Marcelli Federico Nguyen Seyed Javad Rezvani Francesco Stellato Fabio Villa |
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| description | The development of novel coherent and brilliant sources, such as soft X-ray free electron laser (FEL) and high harmonic generation (HHG), enables new ultrafast analysis of the electronic and structural dynamics of a wide variety of materials. Soft X-ray FEL delivers high-brilliance beams with a short pulse duration, high spatial coherence and photon energy tunability. In comparison with FELs, HHG X-ray sources are characterized by a wide spectral bandwidth and few- to sub-femtosecond pulses. The approach will lead to the time-resolved reconstruction of molecular dynamics, shedding light on different photochemical pathways. The high peak brilliance of soft X-ray FELs facilitates investigations in a nonlinear regime, while the broader spectral bandwidth of the HHG sources may provide the simultaneous probing of multiple components. Significant technical breakthroughs in these novel sources are under way to improve brilliance, pulse duration, and to control spectral bandwidth, spot size, and energy resolution. Therefore, in the next few years, the new generation of soft X-ray sources combined with novel experimental techniques, new detectors, and computing capabilities will allow for the study of several extremely fast dynamics, such as vibronic dynamics. In the present review, we discuss recent developments in experiments, performed with soft X-ray FELs and HHG sources, operating near the carbon K-absorption edge, being a key atomic component in biosystems and soft materials. Different spectroscopy methods such as time-resolved pump-probe techniques, nonlinear spectroscopies and photoelectron spectroscopy studies have been addressed in an attempt to better understand fundamental physico-chemical processes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4eb7e87d3e7645c08adea9387c24cd472023-11-24T14:08:00ZengMDPI AGCondensed Matter2410-38962022-12-01747210.3390/condmat7040072Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed SourcesZeinab Ebrahimpour0Marcello Coreno1Luca Giannessi2Massimo Ferrario3Augusto Marcelli4Federico Nguyen5Seyed Javad Rezvani6Francesco Stellato7Fabio Villa8Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyLaboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyLaboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyLaboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyLaboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyFusion and Nuclear Safety Department, ENEA C.R. Frascati, Via E. Fermi 45, 00044 Frascati, ItalyLaboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyPhysics Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, ItalyLaboratori Nazionali di Frascati, INFN, Via E. Fermi 54, 00044 Frascati, ItalyThe development of novel coherent and brilliant sources, such as soft X-ray free electron laser (FEL) and high harmonic generation (HHG), enables new ultrafast analysis of the electronic and structural dynamics of a wide variety of materials. Soft X-ray FEL delivers high-brilliance beams with a short pulse duration, high spatial coherence and photon energy tunability. In comparison with FELs, HHG X-ray sources are characterized by a wide spectral bandwidth and few- to sub-femtosecond pulses. The approach will lead to the time-resolved reconstruction of molecular dynamics, shedding light on different photochemical pathways. The high peak brilliance of soft X-ray FELs facilitates investigations in a nonlinear regime, while the broader spectral bandwidth of the HHG sources may provide the simultaneous probing of multiple components. Significant technical breakthroughs in these novel sources are under way to improve brilliance, pulse duration, and to control spectral bandwidth, spot size, and energy resolution. Therefore, in the next few years, the new generation of soft X-ray sources combined with novel experimental techniques, new detectors, and computing capabilities will allow for the study of several extremely fast dynamics, such as vibronic dynamics. In the present review, we discuss recent developments in experiments, performed with soft X-ray FELs and HHG sources, operating near the carbon K-absorption edge, being a key atomic component in biosystems and soft materials. Different spectroscopy methods such as time-resolved pump-probe techniques, nonlinear spectroscopies and photoelectron spectroscopy studies have been addressed in an attempt to better understand fundamental physico-chemical processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/7/4/72soft X-ray FELHHG pulsestime-resolved X-ray spectroscopycarbon K-edgeconical intersectionsEuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB |
| spellingShingle | Zeinab Ebrahimpour Marcello Coreno Luca Giannessi Massimo Ferrario Augusto Marcelli Federico Nguyen Seyed Javad Rezvani Francesco Stellato Fabio Villa Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources Condensed Matter soft X-ray FEL HHG pulses time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy carbon K-edge conical intersections EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB |
| title | Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources |
| title_full | Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources |
| title_fullStr | Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources |
| title_full_unstemmed | Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources |
| title_short | Progress and Perspectives of Spectroscopic Studies on Carbon K-Edge Using Novel Soft X-ray Pulsed Sources |
| title_sort | progress and perspectives of spectroscopic studies on carbon k edge using novel soft x ray pulsed sources |
| topic | soft X-ray FEL HHG pulses time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy carbon K-edge conical intersections EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/7/4/72 |
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