Journal Article

DESY-2014-01906

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Accelerator- and laser-based sources of high-field terahertz pulses

Stojanovic, N. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Drescher, M. (Corresponding Author)Extern*

2013
IOP Publ. Bristol

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1088/0953-4075/46/19/192001

Abstract: At present we are witnessing a rapid development of sources for terahertz (THz) pulses with very strong electromagnetic fields. These pulses are reaching a stage where they can be used to not only probe, but also uniquely control a variety of processes that range from fundamental dynamics in individual atoms and molecules, through phase transitions in solids to a wealth of interactions in biological materials. In this review, we are presenting an overview of two major directions in the generation of such radiation. Large-scale accelerator-based sources offer unprecedented pulse energies coupled with a wide tuning range and extreme repetition rates. Laser-based sources, on the other hand, are laboratory-scale instruments and thus are very attractive in their availability to the wide scientific community. The capabilities of different variants of these THz sources are evaluated and compared with each other. In addition, powerful techniques for the temporal characterization of THz pulses are discussed.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Experimentebetreuung FLASH (FS-FL)
2. Uni Hamburg / Experimentalphysik (UNI/EXP)

Research Program(s):

1. FLASH Beamline THz BL (POF2-54G16) (POF2-54G16)

Experiment(s):

1. FLASH THz Undulator Beamline (FLASH)

Appears in the scientific report 2013

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; JCR ; Nationallizenz ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Thomson Reuters Master Journal List ; Web of Science Core Collection ; Zoological Record

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