Picosecond dynamics of laser-induced strain in graphite
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Summary, in English
We report on the use of grazing-incidence time-resolved x-ray diffraction to investigate the evolution of strain in natural graphite excited by femtosecond-laser pulses in the fluence range of 6-35 mJ/cm(2). Strains corresponding to up to similar to 2.8% c-axis expansion were observed. We show that the experimental data is in good agreement with calculations based on the Thomsen strain model in conjunction with dynamical diffraction theory. Furthermore we find no evidence of nonthermal lattice expansion as reported in recent ultrafast electron-diffraction studies of laser-excited graphite conducted under comparable excitation conditions.
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Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Publication/Series
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
Volume
84
Issue
4
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
American Physical Society
Topic
- Physical Sciences
- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
- Natural Sciences
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1098-0121