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Direct Imaging of Laser-driven Ultrafast Molecular Rotation
Published on: February 4, 2017
Una vista a nivel atómico de la fusión utilizando la difracción de electrones de femtosegundo
Bradley J Siwick1, Jason R Dwyer, Robert E Jordan
1Departments of Chemistry and Physics, 80 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6.
Resumen
Los pulsos de electrones ultrarrápidos revelaron el aluminio.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Ciencia de los materiales Ciencia de los materiales.
- Física de la materia condensada Física de la materia condensada
- Química Física es la química física.
Sus antecedentes:
- Comprender las transiciones de fase ultrarrápidas es crucial para la ciencia de los materiales.
- La fusión inducida por láser proporciona una vía para estudiar la dinámica sólido-líquido.
- A menudo es difícil obtener información a nivel atómico sobre la dinámica de la fusión.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar la evolución estructural del aluminio durante una transición de fase sólido-líquido inducida por láser ultrarrápida.
- Para capturar en tiempo real la dinámica atómica durante la fusión en la escala de tiempo de picosegundos.
- Para proporcionar una descripción a nivel atómico del proceso de fusión bajo condiciones fuertemente impulsadas.
Principales métodos:
- Se utilizaron pulsos de electrones de 600 femtosegundos para la exploración.
- Empleó difracción de electrones con resolución temporal para observar cambios estructurales.
- Se midió la función de correlación de pares dependientes del tiempo para rastrear el orden atómico.
Principales resultados:
- Se observó la pérdida del orden cristalino de largo alcance y la aparición de la estructura líquida.
- Documentó la transición sólido-líquido que ocurre dentro de 3,5 picosegundos.
- Capturó la evolución de las correlaciones atómicas de los estados sólidos a los líquidos.
Conclusiones:
- La dinámica de fusión del aluminio bajo un fuerte accionamiento láser se entiende mejor como una transición de fase térmica.
- Proporcionó detalles sin precedentes a nivel atómico del proceso de fusión.
- Demostró la capacidad de los pulsos de electrones de femtosegundo para estudiar las transformaciones de materiales ultrarrápidos.
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