TY - CONF AU - Loh, N. D. AU - Starodub, D. AU - Lomb, L. AU - Hampton, C. Y. AU - Martin, A. V. AU - Sierra, R. G. AU - Barty, A. AU - Aquila, A. AU - Schulz, J. AU - Steinbrener, J. AU - Shoeman, R. L. AU - Kassemeyer, S. AU - Bostedt, C. AU - Bozek, J. AU - Epp, S. W. AU - Erk, B. AU - Hartmann, R. AU - Rolles, D. AU - Rudenko, A. AU - Rudek, B. AU - Foucar, L. AU - Kimmel, N. AU - Weidenspointner, G. AU - Hauser, G. AU - Holl, P. AU - Pedersoli, E. AU - Liang, M. AU - Hunter, M. S. AU - Gumprecht, L. AU - Coppola, N. AU - Wunderer, C. AU - Graafsma, Heinz AU - Maia, F. R. N. C. AU - Ekeberg, T. AU - Hantke, M. AU - Fleckenstein, H. AU - Hirsemann, H. AU - Nass, K. AU - White, T. A. AU - Tobias, H. J. AU - Farquar, G. R. AU - Benner, W. H. AU - Hau-Riege, S. AU - Reich, C. AU - Hartmann, A. AU - Soltau, H. AU - Marchesini, S. AU - Bajt, S. AU - Barthelmess, M. AU - Strueder, L. AU - Ullrich, J. AU - Bucksbaum, P. AU - Hodgson, K. O. AU - Frank, M. AU - Schlichting, I. AU - Chapman, H. N. AU - Bogan, M. J. AU - DESY A3 - Moeller, Stefan P. A3 - Yabashi, Makina A3 - Hau-Riege, Stefan P. TI - Profiling structured beams using injected aerosols JO - X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers: Beam Diagnostics, Beamline Instrumentation, and Applications VL - 8540 CY - San Diego PB - SPIE M1 - PHPPUBDB-26573 SP - 850403 PY - 2012 AB - Profiling structured beams produced by X-ray free-electron lasers (FELs) is crucial to both maximizing signal intensity for weakly scattering targets and interpreting their scattering patterns. Earlier ablative imprint studies describe how to infer the X-ray beam profile from the damage that an attenuated beam inflicts on a substrate. However, the beams in-situ profile is not directly accessible with imprint studies because the damage profile could be different from the actual beam profile. On the other hand, although a Shack-Hartmann sensor is capable of in-situ profiling, its lenses may be quickly damaged at the intense focus of hard X-ray FEL beams. We describe a new approach that probes the in-situ morphology of the intense FEL focus. By studying the translations in diffraction patterns from an ensemble of randomly injected sub-micron latex spheres, we were able to determine the non-Gaussian nature of the intense FEL beam at the Linac Coherent Light Source (SLAC National Laboratory) near the FEL focus. We discuss an experimental application of such a beam-profiling technique, and the limitations we need to overcome before it can be widely applied. T2 - X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers: Beam Diagnostics, Beamline Instrumentation, and Applications CY - 13 Aug 2012 - 16 Aug 2012, San Diego (USA) Y2 - 13 Aug 2012 - 16 Aug 2012 M2 - San Diego, USA LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)8 ; PUB:(DE-HGF)7 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000311837900002 DO - DOI:10.1117/12.930075 UR - https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/151996 ER -