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Alexander O, Egun F, Rego L, Gutierrez AM, Garratt D, Cardenes GA, Nogueira JJ, Lee JP, Zhao K, Wang RP, Ayuso D, Barnard JCT, Beauvarlet S, Bucksbaum PH, Cesar D, Coffee R, Duris J, Frasinski LJ, Huse N, Kowalczyk KM, Larsen KA, Matthews M, Mukamel S, O'Neal JT, Penfold T, Thierstein E, Tisch JWG, Turner JR, Vogwell J, Driver T, Berrah N, Lin MF, Dakovski GL, Moeller SP, Cryan JP, Marinelli A, Picón A, Marangos JP. Attosecond impulsive stimulated X-ray Raman scattering in liquid water. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadp0841. [PMID: 39321305 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adp0841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024]
Abstract
We report the measurement of impulsive stimulated x-ray Raman scattering in neutral liquid water. An attosecond pulse drives the excitations of an electronic wavepacket in water molecules. The process comprises two steps: a transition to core-excited states near the oxygen atoms accompanied by transition to valence-excited states. Thus, the wavepacket is impulsively created at a specific atomic site within a few hundred attoseconds through a nonlinear interaction between the water and the x-ray pulse. We observe this nonlinear signature in an intensity-dependent Stokes Raman sideband at 526 eV. Our measurements are supported by our state-of-the-art calculations based on the polarization response of water dimers in bulk solvation and propagation of attosecond x-ray pulses at liquid density.
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- Oliver Alexander
- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nano), Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
- Max-Born-Institut, Max-Born-Str. 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Physics department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06268, USA
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- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Chemistry-School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Physics department, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06268, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Blackett Laboratory, SW7 2AZ London, UK
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Mazza T, Baumann TM, Boll R, De Fanis A, Grychtol P, Ilchen M, Montaño J, Music V, Ovcharenko Y, Rennhack N, Rivas DE, Rörig A, Schmidt P, Usenko S, Ziołkowski P, La Civita D, Vannoni M, Sinn H, Keitel B, Plönjes E, Jastrow UF, Sorokin A, Tiedtke K, Mann K, Schäfer B, Breckwoldt N, Son SK, Meyer M. The beam transport system for the Small Quantum Systems instrument at the European XFEL: optical layout and first commissioning results. JOURNAL OF SYNCHROTRON RADIATION 2023; 30:457-467. [PMID: 36891860 PMCID: PMC10000793 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577522012085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The Small Quantum Systems instrument is one of the six operating instruments of the European XFEL, dedicated to the atomic, molecular and cluster physics communities. The instrument started its user operation at the end of 2018 after a commissioning phase. The design and characterization of the beam transport system are described here. The X-ray optical components of the beamline are detailed, and the beamline performances, transmission and focusing capabilities are reported. It is shown that the X-ray beam can be effectively focused as predicted by ray-tracing simulations. The impact of non-ideal X-ray source conditions on the focusing performances is discussed.
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- Tommaso Mazza
- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- IFNANO Institut für Nanophotonik Göttingen e.V., Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- IFNANO Institut für Nanophotonik Göttingen e.V., Hans-Adolf-Krebs-Weg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Notkestr. 9–11, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestr. 85, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- European XFEL, Holzkoppel 4, 22869 Schenefeld, Germany
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Grychtol P, Rivas DE, Baumann TM, Boll R, De Fanis A, Erk B, Ilchen M, Liu J, Mazza T, Montaño J, Müller J, Music V, Ovcharenko Y, Rennhack N, Rouzé A, Schmidt P, Schulz S, Usenko S, Wagner R, Ziołkowski P, Schlarb H, Grünert J, Kabachnik N, Meyer M. Timing and X-ray pulse characterization at the Small Quantum Systems instrument of the European X-ray Free Electron Laser. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:37429-37442. [PMID: 34808814 DOI: 10.1364/oe.440718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This contribution presents the initial characterization of the pump-probe performance at the Small Quantum Systems (SQS) instrument of the European X-ray Free Electron Laser. It is demonstrated that time-resolved experiments can be performed by measuring the X-ray/optical cross-correlation exploiting the laser-assisted Auger decay in neon. Applying time-of-arrival corrections based on simultaneous spectral encoding measurements allow us to significantly improve the temporal resolution of this experiment. These results pave the way for ultrafast pump-probe investigations of gaseous media at the SQS instrument combining intense and tunable soft X-rays with versatile optical laser capabilities.
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Cavaletto SM, Nascimento DR, Zhang Y, Govind N, Mukamel S. Resonant Stimulated X-ray Raman Spectroscopy of Mixed-Valence Manganese Complexes. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:5925-5931. [PMID: 34156863 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Resonant stimulated X-ray Raman spectroscopy of the bimetallic [MnIIIMnIV(μ-O)2(μ-OAC)(tacn)2]2+ manganese complex is investigated in a simulation study. Essential biological processes, including water oxidation in photosynthesis, involve charge transfer between manganese sites of different oxidation states. We study a prototypical binuclear mixed-valence transition-metal complex with two Mn atoms in different oxidation states surrounded by ligand structures and employ a pump-probe sequence of resonant X-ray Raman excitations to follow the charge transfer occurring in the molecule. This allows us to generate and monitor valence-electron wave packets at selected regions in the molecule by exploiting element-specific core-excited states. A two-color protocol is presented, with pump and probe pulses tuned to the Mn and N K-edges. A natural orbital decomposition allows the visualization of the electron dynamics underlying the signal.
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- Stefano M Cavaletto
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Stanford PULSE Institute, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99352, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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