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@PHDTHESIS{Rysov:426017,
author = {Rysov, Rustam},
othercontributors = {Gruebel, Gerhard},
title = {{D}evelopment of a compact hard {X}-ray split-and-delay
line for studying ultrafast dynamics at free electron laser
sources},
school = {Universität Hamburg},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Hamburg},
publisher = {Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron},
reportid = {PUBDB-2019-03551, DESY-THESIS-2019-023},
series = {DESY-THESIS},
pages = {140},
year = {2019},
note = {Dissertation, Universität Hamburg, 2019},
abstract = {The study of condensed matter dynamics on ultrafast
timescales is one of the key topics in modern material
science research. Hard X-ray free-electron laser sources
with extreme peak brightness and ultra short pulses provide
excellent conditions for studying ultrafast dynamics in the
time domain by employing such techniques as X-ray pump-probe
spectroscopy or X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy.
However, the intrinsic time structure of FEL sources limits
the investigated timescales to 0.2 microseconds or slower.
One way of overcoming this limitation is split-and-delay
technology. This work presents a new concept for a compact
hard X-ray split-and-delay device, enabling such experiments
at X-ray FEL sources. The device is designed to split a
single X-ray pulse into two fractions introducing time
delays from -5 to 815 ps. Accessing such timescales allows
to push studies of ultrafast dynamics beyond the intrinsic
temporal limit of the X-ray source. The split-and-delay unit
is based on Bragg optics and modern technologies for
mechanics. Having a compact portable design with dimensions
of 60x60x30 cm and a weight of about 60 kg allows to install
the device in basically any experimental hutch of a FEL
source. The split-and-delay line utilizes a combination of
various silicon Bragg optics, arranged in various
configurations, enabling the operation in the energy range
from 7 to 16 keV. The quality of the beam splitting optics
is checked by X-ray topography measurements. A novel method
for the split-and-delay line alignment and time delay
calibration using a infrared laser setup is developed and
successfully used. The infrared setup allows a temporal
pre-alignment with a precision better than 22 ps without the
need for X-rays. The performance of the split-and-delay
setup is checked by measuring the throughput and the delay
times with the use of Si(111), Si(220) and Si(422) optics at
7 keV and 9 keV photon energies. Delay times are measured,
ranging from 130 ps to 716 ps. The average uncertainty of
measured delay times is 16.2 ps. The results show, that
ultrafast pump-probe or XPCS experiments can be carried out
with the compact split-and-delay line.},
cin = {FS-CXS},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)FS-CXS-20130727},
pnm = {6212 - Quantum Condensed Matter: Magnetism,
Superconductivity (POF3-621) / PHGS, VH-GS-500 - PIER
Helmholtz Graduate School $(2015_IFV-VH-GS-500)$},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6212 / $G:(DE-HGF)2015_IFV-VH-GS-500$},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-MLZ)NOSPEC-20140101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
doi = {10.3204/PUBDB-2019-03551},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/426017},
}