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Extreme ultraviolet time-resolved photoelectron spectrometer with an ultrathin liquid flat jet
A setup for extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of liquids is described based on a gas-dynamic flat jet formed by a microfluidic chip device. In comparison to a cylindrical jet that has a typical diameter of 10–30 µm, the larger surface area of the flat jet with a width of ∼300 µm allows for full overlap of the target with the pump and probe light beams. This results in an enhancement of photoelectrons emitted from the liquid while simultaneously allowing smaller sample consumption compared with other flat jet techniques utilizing liquid collisions or converging slits. Femtosecond pulses of XUV light at a photon energy of 21.7 eV are prepared by high harmonic generation and a multilayer mirror that selects a single harmonic; the He gas used to form the gas-dynamic flat jet is transparent at this energy. Compared to a cylindrical jet, the photoelectron signal from the liquid is enhanced relative to that from the surrounding vapor jacket. Pump–probe spectra for aqueous thymine show notably higher signals for the flat vs cylindrical jet. Moreover, the time-dependent space-charge shift in UV pump/XUV probe experiments is smaller for the gas-dynamic flat jet than for a cylindrical jet with the same flow rate, an effect that is accentuated at higher He backing pressures that yield a thinner jet. This reflects reduced multiphoton ionization of the solute by the UV pump pulse, the primary cause of the space charge shift, as the jet becomes thinner and reaches the thickness of a few tens of nm.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2422769
- PAR ID:
- 10683136
- Publisher / Repository:
- American Institute of Physics
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Volume:
- 96
- Issue:
- 7
- ISSN:
- 0034-6748
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0272226
