Demonstration of Advanced Timing Schemes in Time-Resolved X-ray Diffraction Measurements

TL;DR

This paper introduces advanced timing schemes for time-resolved X-ray diffraction that achieve high temporal resolution and flux, demonstrated at two beamlines across millisecond and microsecond scales.

Contribution

It presents a novel method using patterned probe pulse sequences generated with the WaveGate pulse picker for improved timing in X-ray diffraction.

Findings

Feasibility demonstrated at two beamlines

Achieved high temporal resolution with maintained flux

Effective on millisecond and microsecond timescales

Abstract

We present time-resolved X-ray diffraction measurements using advanced timing schemes that provide high temporal resolution while also maintaining a high flux in the X-ray probe beam. The method employs patterned probe pulse sequences that are generated with the WaveGate solid-state pulse picker. We demonstrate the feasibility of our method at two different beamlines on millisecond and microsecond timescales.