AC/DC: The FERMI FEL Split and Delay Optical Device for Ultrafast X-ray Science
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Alignment
3.2. Pointing Instability and Feedback System
3.3. Fringe Stability
3.4. The Time-Dependent Amplitude-Autocorrelation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Simoncig, A.; Manfredda, M.; Gaio, G.; Mahne, N.; Raimondi, L.; Fava, C.; Gerusina, S.; Gobessi, R.; Abrami, A.; Capotondi, F.; et al. AC/DC: The FERMI FEL Split and Delay Optical Device for Ultrafast X-ray Science. Photonics 2022, 9, 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9050314
Simoncig A, Manfredda M, Gaio G, Mahne N, Raimondi L, Fava C, Gerusina S, Gobessi R, Abrami A, Capotondi F, et al. AC/DC: The FERMI FEL Split and Delay Optical Device for Ultrafast X-ray Science. Photonics. 2022; 9(5):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9050314
Chicago/Turabian StyleSimoncig, Alberto, Michele Manfredda, Giulio Gaio, Nicola Mahne, Lorenzo Raimondi, Claudio Fava, Simone Gerusina, Riccardo Gobessi, Alessandro Abrami, Flavio Capotondi, and et al. 2022. "AC/DC: The FERMI FEL Split and Delay Optical Device for Ultrafast X-ray Science" Photonics 9, no. 5: 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9050314