Unified approach to time-resolved x-ray and electron diffraction imaging
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| author | Yuan, Mingrui Golubev, Nikolay V. |
| author_facet | Yuan, Mingrui Golubev, Nikolay V. |
| contents | Time-resolved x-ray diffraction (TR-XRD) and ultrafast electron diffraction (TR-UED) are emerging tools for probing ultrafast quantum dynamics. From a theoretical perspective, they are commonly described within different frameworks and modeled using distinct approximations. Here, we present a unified quantum-field-based description of ultrafast diffraction imaging that permits consistent consideration of TR-XRD and TR-UED within a common theoretical formalism. Our approach elucidates the correspondence between TR-XRD and TR-UED and allows their similarities and differences to be systematically disentangled. The developed formalism is sufficiently general to consistently and straightforwardly incorporate additional physical effects of interest, such as relativistic charge-current and current-current couplings. We apply our approach to simulate diffraction measurements of laser-driven electron dynamics in graphene, demonstrating the unique capabilities of diffraction imaging to unravel intricate quantum processes in matter. |
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| spellingShingle | Unified approach to time-resolved x-ray and electron diffraction imaging Yuan, Mingrui Golubev, Nikolay V. Quantum Physics Atomic Physics Chemical Physics Time-resolved x-ray diffraction (TR-XRD) and ultrafast electron diffraction (TR-UED) are emerging tools for probing ultrafast quantum dynamics. From a theoretical perspective, they are commonly described within different frameworks and modeled using distinct approximations. Here, we present a unified quantum-field-based description of ultrafast diffraction imaging that permits consistent consideration of TR-XRD and TR-UED within a common theoretical formalism. Our approach elucidates the correspondence between TR-XRD and TR-UED and allows their similarities and differences to be systematically disentangled. The developed formalism is sufficiently general to consistently and straightforwardly incorporate additional physical effects of interest, such as relativistic charge-current and current-current couplings. We apply our approach to simulate diffraction measurements of laser-driven electron dynamics in graphene, demonstrating the unique capabilities of diffraction imaging to unravel intricate quantum processes in matter. |
| title | Unified approach to time-resolved x-ray and electron diffraction imaging |
| topic | Quantum Physics Atomic Physics Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00286 |