Characterization of single-pulse photon energy and photon energy jitter at the Shanghai soft X-ray Free-Electron Laser

Zichen Gao; Yajun Tong; Yueran Wang; Xinyuan Wang; Pingping Wen; Donghao Lu; Xinye Yuan; Difei Zhang; Jingcheng Xiao; Xiaokai Li; Zhihao Guan; Jiacheng Gu; Yonggan Nie; Zhi Guo; Zhen Wang; Chao Feng; Jiadong Fan; Huaidong Jiang

doi:10.3788/COL202422.103401

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 10, 103401(2024)

Characterization of single-pulse photon energy and photon energy jitter at the Shanghai soft X-ray Free-Electron Laser

Zichen Gao1... Yajun Tong2, Yueran Wang1, Xinyuan Wang1, Pingping Wen1, Donghao Lu1, Xinye Yuan1, Difei Zhang1, Jingcheng Xiao1, Xiaokai Li2, Zhihao Guan2, Jiacheng Gu2, Yonggan Nie2, Zhi Guo3, Zhen Wang3, Chao Feng3, Jiadong Fan2,*, and Huaidong Jiang12,** |Show fewer author(s)

Author Affiliations

¹School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China

²Center for Transformative Science, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China

³Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China

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Zichen Gao, Yajun Tong, Yueran Wang, Xinyuan Wang, Pingping Wen, Donghao Lu, Xinye Yuan, Difei Zhang, Jingcheng Xiao, Xiaokai Li, Zhihao Guan, Jiacheng Gu, Yonggan Nie, Zhi Guo, Zhen Wang, Chao Feng, Jiadong Fan, Huaidong Jiang, "Characterization of single-pulse photon energy and photon energy jitter at the Shanghai soft X-ray Free-Electron Laser," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 103401 (2024)

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