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HL: Fachverband Halbleiterphysik

HL 37: Poster IV

HL 37.29: Poster

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 18:00–20:30, Poster F

Measurement of ultrashort electron pulse durations using a transient electric field — •Lukas Nöding, Arne Ungeheuer, Ahmed Hassanien, Mashood Tariq Mir, Thomas Baumert, and Arne Senftleben — University of Kassel, Institute of Physics, Kassel, Germany

Ultrafast electron diffraction is a well-known method for conducting time-resolved measurements on molecules and condensed matter. In this approach, electron diffraction is performed with an electron pulse at a variable time after optical excitation of the sample. The duration of the electron pulse directly determines the temporal resolution. A streaking setup utilizing free electrons is implemented to measure the duration of the electron pulse. Therefore, a transient electron deflector, was designed. Its main feature is a metal surface parallel to the path of the electron pulse. A femtosecond laser pulse is focused from the side onto this metal surface. As the beam incides, electrons are released from the metal. Due to their momentum, they separate from the surface, create an electric field perpendicular to the surface and then recombine. The build-up and the subsequent fading of this transient electric field is used to streak the electron pulse, because different electrons in the pulse experience different field strengths. By that, the duration of the pulse is mapped into a spatial broadening of the pulse. The broadening is captured by the detector as a streak. We will show results measured with different numbers of electrons per pulse and compare them with simulations. Moreover, the evaluation process and the fitting algorithms for the electron streak will be explained.

Keywords: Ultrafast electron diffraction; Femtosecond Laser; Electron pulse duration