Ultrafast X-ray pulse characterization at free-electron lasers

• DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.276
• Publication Date: 2012-11-05T12:30:48Z
• Authors: I. Grguraš; A. R. Maier; C. Behrens; T. Mazza; T. J. Kelly; P. Radcliffe; S. Düsterer; A. K. Kazansky; N. M. Kabachnik; Th. Tschentscher; J. T. Costello; M. Meyer; M. C. Hoffmann; H. Schlarb; A. L. Cavalieri
• Keywords: Streaking; Attosecond

Researchers use single-cycle THz pulses from an optical laser to extend streaking techniques of attosecond metrology to measure the temporal profile and arrival time of individual FEL pulses with ∼5 fs precision.