A Compact Ultrafast Electron Diffractometer with Relativistic Femtosecond Electron Pulses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Relativistic UED Instrument
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Single Shot Electron Diffraction of Single Crystalline Materials
3.2. Electron Diffraction of Polycrystalline Materials
3.3. Electron Diffraction of Amorphous Materials
3.4. Time-Resolved Measurement of Single-Crystal Silicon
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Yang, J.; Gen, K.; Naruse, N.; Sakakihara, S.; Yoshida, Y. A Compact Ultrafast Electron Diffractometer with Relativistic Femtosecond Electron Pulses. Quantum Beam Sci. 2020, 4, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4010004
Yang J, Gen K, Naruse N, Sakakihara S, Yoshida Y. A Compact Ultrafast Electron Diffractometer with Relativistic Femtosecond Electron Pulses. Quantum Beam Science. 2020; 4(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4010004
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Jinfeng, Kazuki Gen, Nobuyasu Naruse, Shouichi Sakakihara, and Yoichi Yoshida. 2020. "A Compact Ultrafast Electron Diffractometer with Relativistic Femtosecond Electron Pulses" Quantum Beam Science 4, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/qubs4010004