Radiation characteristics of extreme UV and soft X-ray sources

Mey, Tobias

doi:10.17875/gup2015-817

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“…This evaluation assumes a fully coherent beam. The computation of secondmoment beam parameters from Hartmann data for soft X-ray radiation and the general agreement with caustic scan techniques (Mey et al, 2014;Mey, 2015) and PMMA imprints were reported by Flö ter et al 2010and Flö ter (2012). Further investigations of wavefront measurements in comparison with PMMA imprints are presented by Dziarzhytski et al (2016).…”

Section: Operation Principle 21 Hartmann Wavefront Sensorsupporting

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Hartmann wavefront sensors and their application at FLASH

Keitel

Plönjes

Kreis

et al. 2016

J Synchrotron Radiat

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Different types of Hartmann wavefront sensors are presented which are usable for a variety of applications in the soft X-ray spectral region at FLASH, the free-electron laser (FEL) in Hamburg. As a typical application, online measurements of photon beam parameters during mirror alignment are reported on. A compact Hartmann sensor, operating in the wavelength range from 4 to 38 nm, was used to determine the wavefront quality as well as aberrations of individual FEL pulses during the alignment procedure. Beam characterization and alignment of the focusing optics of the FLASH beamline BL3 were performed with λ(13.5 nm)/116 accuracy for wavefront r.m.s. (w(rms)) repeatability, resulting in a reduction of w(rms) by 33% during alignment.

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Section: Operation Principle 21 Hartmann Wavefront Sensorsupporting

confidence: 71%

Hartmann wavefront sensors and their application at FLASH

Keitel

Plönjes

Kreis

et al. 2016

J Synchrotron Radiat

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“…In order to reduce the exposure time, while still enabling high signal-to-noise ratios, a significant optimization of the EUV photon flux density at the sample is required. Part of the performed studies on the source optimization and characterization were conducted in close collaboration with T. Mey (Laser Laboratorium Göttingen), with some of the results presented in his work [171], as well as in Chapter 2. In the following, the possible strategies for improving the photon flux and discuss primary modifications to the source, which have been carried out after the experiments described in Chapters 2 -4.…”

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Nanoscale Waveguiding Studied by Lensless Coherent Diffractive Imaging using EUV High-Harmonic Generation Source

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The challenge of nanometric imaging drives intense efforts in applied sciences and fundamental research. Following the physical law of diffraction, the utilization of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) or X-ray radiation for imaging extends the ultimate resolution limit given by the illumination wavelength down to nanoscale dimensions. However, despite the great potential, the resolution is governed by imperfections inherent to optical elements employed. In this cumulative thesis, a table-top source of EUV radiation based on high harmonic generation (HHG), is developed and applied for lensless coherent diffractive imaging (CDI). Real-space images of microscopic objects are obtained solely on the basis of their far-field diffraction patterns, eliminating the need of any optical element and therefore any aberrations they may have. Benefiting from the exceptional coherence of the source developed, a diffraction-limited imaging is demonstrated with a spatial resolution of illuminating wavelength down to 30 nm.The microscopic images obtained via CDI allow for a detailed study of electric field distributions on the exit surface of the investigated structures. The experiments reveal that electric fields emerging from metallic structures are strongly affected by the polarization of the illuminating probe as well as propagation effects within the sample, indicating the limitations of the projection approximation. The above observations are attributed to waveguiding phenomena, thus, demonstrating extreme ultraviolet waveguiding in nanoscale slab structures. By direct imaging of the spatial distribution of the underlying electromagnetic modes exiting the sample, a strong polarization contrast of metallic waveguides with high aspect-ratio is experimentally identified. The guiding and polarizationsensitiveness are explored through an analytical approach based on the expansion in eigenmodes as well as numerical simulations to corroborate the experimental findings.Additionally, a novel approach to analyze and control the polarization state of EUV radiation by means of single image acquisition is developed. Such an analyzer, employing a set of nanoscale slab waveguides provides for an advanced characterization scheme for the polarization state of high harmonics.These results on CDI beyond the projection approximation using high harmonics demonstrate the potential of such a source for imaging, and pave the way towards applications in material science, for example, the spatial investigation of chiral phenomena, such as magnetism, enabling nanoscale magnetic imaging with a compact tabletop setup. Furthermore, HHG enables to date shortest possible pulse durations offering the opportunity to study ultrafast phenomena with unprecedented temporal resolution.

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Radiation characteristics of extreme UV and soft X-ray sources

Cited by 2 publications

References 127 publications

Hartmann wavefront sensors and their application at FLASH

Hartmann wavefront sensors and their application at FLASH

Nanoscale Waveguiding Studied by Lensless Coherent Diffractive Imaging using EUV High-Harmonic Generation Source

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