New tool for Joint Lab to investigate the chemistry of nature
Intensity distribution of XUV light in the slit plane. © HZB/FU
Schematic picture for the high harmonic generation (HHG) light source (upper part) with zooming into the region of interaction with the liquid-phase sample (lower part). © HZB/FU
The Aziz’ team at the Joint Laboratory between Freie Universität Berlin and HZB has built a laser-based tabletop setup which generates ultrashort XUV light pulses and achieves their monochromatization by implementing special reflection zone plates, developed and produced by the team of Alexei Erko.
doi:10.1364/OE.22.010747
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