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Title: Femtosecond timing synchronization at megahertz repetition rates for an x-ray free-electron laser
A critical challenge of pump-probe experiments with x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) is accurate synchronization of x-ray and optical pulses. At the European XFEL we observed megahertz rate timing jitter of 24.0 ±<#comment/> 12.4 f s more » « less
Award ID(s):
1231306
PAR ID:
10587765
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Optica
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Optica
Volume:
7
Issue:
6
ISSN:
2334-2536
Page Range / eLocation ID:
716
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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