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@PHDTHESIS{Zapolnova:449776,
author = {Zapolnova, Ekaterina},
othercontributors = {Ploenjes-Palm, Elke},
title = {{P}ump-probe experiments, driven by high-field {TH}z
pulses, shaped by double electron bunches at {FLASH}},
school = {Universität Hamburg},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Hamburg},
publisher = {Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron},
reportid = {PUBDB-2020-04003, DESY-THESIS-2020-025},
series = {DESY-THESIS},
pages = {123},
year = {2020},
note = {Dissertation, Universität Hamburg, 2020},
abstract = {The Free Electron Laser in Hamburg (FLASH) has a unique
combination of high repetitionrate, tunable, intense, and
narrowband THz pulses naturally synchronized to the XUV
pulses.It provides the opportunity to investigate
light-matter interaction on an ultrafast timescale.However,
due to the different properties of THz and XUV radiation,
the optical transport differsfor these pulses. The result is
that the optical path of the THz beamline is several meters
longerthan the XUV beamline, preventing the utilization of
the full potential of FLASH. This work demonstrates a new
approach for XUV-THz pump-probe experiments at
FELs,providing a solution to the optical path difference
problem of naturally synchronized THz andXUV pulses. The
described THz Doubler scheme is based on the generation of
two consecutiveelectron bunches, separated in time, to
enable temporal overlap of THz and XUV pulses at
theexperiment. The first bunch is specifically tuned for the
generation of THz radiation and thesecond for XUV with the
achieved synchronization of 19 fs r.m.s.. This new scheme
enablespump-probe experiments with high temporal resolution,
high pulse energies, and tunable XUVand THz
wavelengths.Temporal and spatial overlap is critical for
ultrafast XUV-THz pump-probe experiments, bothat FEL
facilities and at table-top high harmonic sources. A simple
and robust spatio-temporaloverlap tool was developed and is
presented here. It is based on ultrafast changes of the
opticalproperties of silicon induced by ultrafast XUV pulses
and probed by THz pulses, and enables thearrival time
between XUV and THz pulses to be measured with temporal
resolution comparableto the duration of the THz pulse.
Finally, a novel Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
spectrometer, based on the reflectivelamellar grating and
operating over an extremely broad spectral range of THz
frequencies,has been developed and commissioned. The
lamellar grating interferometer, in contrast to thetypical
Michelson interferometer, has a much higher throughput and
almost constant frequencyresponse, making it an ideal tool
for spectral characterization of broadband sources.},
cin = {FS-FLASH-B},
cid = {I:(DE-H253)FS-FLASH-B-20160930},
pnm = {6211 - Extreme States of Matter: From Cold Ions to Hot
Plasmas (POF3-621) / 6G2 - FLASH (POF3-622) / PHGS,
VH-GS-500 - PIER Helmholtz Graduate School
$(2015_IFV-VH-GS-500)$},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6211 / G:(DE-HGF)POF3-6G2 /
$G:(DE-HGF)2015_IFV-VH-GS-500$},
experiment = {EXP:(DE-H253)F-ThzBL-20150101},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
doi = {10.3204/PUBDB-2020-04003},
url = {https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/449776},
}