@article{FritzReisAdamsetal., author = {Fritz, D. M. and Reis, D. A. and Adams, B. and Akre, R. A. and Arthur, J. and Blome, Christian and Bucksbaum, P. H. and Cavalieri, A. L. and Engemann, S. and Fahy, S. and Falcone, R. W. and Fuoss, P. H. and Gaffney, K. J. and George, M. J. and Hajdu, J. and Hertlein, M. P. and Hillyard, P. B. and Horn-von Hoegen, Michael and Kammler, Martin and Kaspar, J. and Kienberger, R. and Krejcik, P. and Lee, S. H. and Lindenberg, A. M. and McFarland, B. and Meyer, D. and Montagne, T. and Murray, E. D. and Nelson, A. J. and Nicoul, Matthieu and Pahl, R. and Rudati, J. and Schlarb, H. and Siddons, D. P. and Sokolowski-Tinten, Klaus and Tschentscher, Th and von der Linde, D. and Hastings, J. B.}, title = {Ultrafast bond softening in bismuth: mapping a solid's interatomic potential with X-rays}, series = {Science}, volume = {315}, journal = {Science}, number = {5812}, publisher = {AAAS}, doi = {10.1126/science.1135009}, pages = {633 -- 636}, abstract = {Intense femtosecond laser excitation can produce transient states of matter that would otherwise be inaccessible to laboratory investigation. At high excitation densities, the interatomic forces that bind solids and determine many of their properties can be substantially altered. Here, we present the detailed mapping of the carrier density-dependent interatomic potential of bismuth approaching a solid-solid phase transition. Our experiments combine stroboscopic techniques that use a high-brightness linear electron accelerator-based x-ray source with pulse-by-pulse timing reconstruction for femtosecond resolution, allowing quantitative characterization of the interatomic potential energy surface of the highly excited solid.}, language = {en} } @article{SokolowskiTintenHornvonHoegenvonderLindeetal., author = {Sokolowski-Tinten, Klaus and Horn-von Hoegen, Michael and von der Linde, D. and Cavalleri, Andrea and Siders, C. W. and Brown, F. L. H. and Leitner, D. M. and T{\´o}th, Csaba and Squier, Jeff A. and Barty, C. P. J. and Wilson, K. R. and Kammler, Martin}, title = {Transient lattice dynamics in fs-laser-excited semiconductors probed by ultrafast X-ray diffraction}, series = {Journal de Physique IV}, volume = {11}, journal = {Journal de Physique IV}, number = {Pr2}, publisher = {EDP}, doi = {10.1051/jp4:2001290}, pages = {473 -- 477}, abstract = {A study of lattice dynamics in fs-laser-excited crystalline bulk Ge and Ge/Si-heterostructures, using time-resolved x-ray diffraction, was presented. Fast energy transport deep into the bulk of the material, coherent acoustic phonon dynamics, lattice anharmonicity, and vibrational transport across a buried interfaces were observed. Graphs showing time-dependent shifts of the centroid of the measured rocking curves in the Ge-overlayer and in the Si-substrate for different fluences, were presented.}, language = {en} } @article{SokolowskiTintenCavalleriSidersetal., author = {Sokolowski-Tinten, Klaus and Cavalleri, Andrea and Siders, C. W. and Brown, F. L. H. and Leitner, D. M. and T{\´o}th, Csaba and Kammler, Martin and Horn-von Hoegen, Michael and von der Linde, D. and Squier, Jeff A. and Barty, C. P. J. and Wilson, K. R.}, title = {Time-resolved x-ray diffraction study of ultrafast acoustic phonon dynamics in Ge/Si-heterostructures}, series = {Chemical Physics}, volume = {66}, journal = {Chemical Physics}, publisher = {Springer}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-56546-5_81}, pages = {281 -- 283}, abstract = {Using time-resolved x-ray diffraction the ultafast strain dynamics in fs-laserexcited Ge/Si-heterostructures has been studied. A fluence dependent, anharmonic damping of the impulsively generated acoustic phonons and vibrational transport across the buried Ge/Si-interface are observed.}, language = {en} } @article{CavalleriSidersBrownetal., author = {Cavalleri, Andrea and Siders, C. W. and Brown, F. L. H. and Leitner, D. M. and T{\´o}th, Csaba and Squier, Jeff A. and Barty, C. P. J. and Wilson, K. R. and Sokolowski-Tinten, Klaus and Horn-von Hoegen, Michael and von der Linde, D. and Kammler, Martin}, title = {Anharmonic lattice dynamics in germanium measured with ultrafast x-ray diffraction}, series = {Physical review letters}, volume = {85}, journal = {Physical review letters}, number = {3}, publisher = {APS}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.586}, pages = {586 -- 589}, abstract = {Damping of impulsively generated coherent acoustic oscillations in a femtosecond laser-heated thin germanium film is measured as a function of fluence by means of ultrafast x-ray diffraction. By simultaneously measuring picosecond strain dynamics in the film and in the unexcited silicon substrate, we separate anharmonic damping from acoustic transmission through the buried interface. The measured damping rate and its dependence on the calculated temperature of the thermal bath is consistent with estimated four-body, elastic dephasing times (T2) for 7-GHz longitudinal acoustic phonons in germanium.}, language = {en} }