AttoSHINE: Generation of continuous-wave terawatt-scale attosecond X-ray pulses at SHINE

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Main Authors: Yan, Bingyang, Xu, Chenzhi, Chen, Si, Gu, Duan, Chen, Ye, Yan, Jiawei, Deng, Haixiao
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author Yan, Bingyang
Xu, Chenzhi
Chen, Si
Gu, Duan
Chen, Ye
Yan, Jiawei
Deng, Haixiao
author_facet Yan, Bingyang
Xu, Chenzhi
Chen, Si
Gu, Duan
Chen, Ye
Yan, Jiawei
Deng, Haixiao
contents Attosecond X-ray pulses are a critical tool for tracking ultrafast electron dynamics in condensed matter, molecular systems, and strongly correlated materials. Recent breakthroughs have pushed X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) into the attosecond domain, significantly surpassing their previous femtosecond capabilities. Building on these advancements, this work investigates the potential of the Shanghai High Repetition Rate XFEL and Extreme Light Facility (SHINE), China's first continuous-wave (CW) XFEL, to generate intense attosecond X-ray pulses, thereby offering transformative capabilities for X-ray science. Through comprehensive start-to-end simulations, we show that SHINE is capable of producing hard X-ray pulses with peak powers reaching the terawatt-scale and average pulse durations of approximately 300 as. This is achieved using a self-chirping scheme within the existing machine configuration, requiring no additional hardware. Our findings demonstrate that CW XFELs can generate intense attosecond X-ray pulses at megahertz repetition rates, opening new opportunities for real-time studies of electronic dynamics in complex systems.
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spellingShingle AttoSHINE: Generation of continuous-wave terawatt-scale attosecond X-ray pulses at SHINE
Yan, Bingyang
Xu, Chenzhi
Chen, Si
Gu, Duan
Chen, Ye
Yan, Jiawei
Deng, Haixiao
Accelerator Physics
Attosecond X-ray pulses are a critical tool for tracking ultrafast electron dynamics in condensed matter, molecular systems, and strongly correlated materials. Recent breakthroughs have pushed X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) into the attosecond domain, significantly surpassing their previous femtosecond capabilities. Building on these advancements, this work investigates the potential of the Shanghai High Repetition Rate XFEL and Extreme Light Facility (SHINE), China's first continuous-wave (CW) XFEL, to generate intense attosecond X-ray pulses, thereby offering transformative capabilities for X-ray science. Through comprehensive start-to-end simulations, we show that SHINE is capable of producing hard X-ray pulses with peak powers reaching the terawatt-scale and average pulse durations of approximately 300 as. This is achieved using a self-chirping scheme within the existing machine configuration, requiring no additional hardware. Our findings demonstrate that CW XFELs can generate intense attosecond X-ray pulses at megahertz repetition rates, opening new opportunities for real-time studies of electronic dynamics in complex systems.
title AttoSHINE: Generation of continuous-wave terawatt-scale attosecond X-ray pulses at SHINE
topic Accelerator Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.07213