High-resolution movies of molecular rotational dynamics captured with ultrafast electron diffraction
Yanwei Xiong, Kyle Wilkin, Martin Centurion
Abstract
Imaging the structure of molecules during a photoinduced reaction is essential for elucidating reaction mechanisms. This requires high spatiotemporal resolution to capture nuclear motions on the femtosecond and subangstrom scale, and a sufficiently high signal level to sample their continuous evolution with high fidelity.
Topics & Concepts
FemtosecondElectron diffractionDiffractionUltrashort pulseTemporal resolutionUltrafast electron diffractionLaserPhysicsElectronOpticsNuclear physicsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsAdvanced X-ray Imaging TechniquesAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications