Ultrafast 3D imaging of isolated molecules with electron diffraction

Jie Yang; Christopher J. Hensley; Martin Centurion

doi:10.1117/12.2023391

28 September 2013 Ultrafast 3D imaging of isolated molecules with electron diffraction

Jie Yang, Christopher J. Hensley, Martin Centurion

Proceedings Volume 8845, Ultrafast Imaging and Spectroscopy; 884502 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023391
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Three-dimensional imaging of molecules in the gas phase has been an important but challenging task, since the randomly oriented molecules only provide one-dimensional structural information. In this work, we show that a three-dimensional structure can be reconstructed from ultrafast electron diffraction from impulsively laser-aligned molecules. The diffraction pattern is taken at the maximum degree of alignment, around two picoseconds after the excitation of the laser. An iterative retrieval algorithm is developed to resolve the problem generated by imperfect alignment and a holographic algorithm is used to reconstruct molecular structure.

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Jie Yang, Christopher J. Hensley, and Martin Centurion "Ultrafast 3D imaging of isolated molecules with electron diffraction", Proc. SPIE 8845, Ultrafast Imaging and Spectroscopy, 884502 (28 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023391

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