Experimental setup for femtosecond x-ray scattering studies. The UV pump pulse (blue) excites a gas sample in the reservoir (green). The x-ray probe pulse (red) creates frames for a "molecular movie" on an imaging detector. Selected for an Editor’s Suggestion and for a Viewpoint in Physics.
From the article:
Imaging Molecular Motion: Femtosecond X-Ray Scattering of an Electrocyclic Chemical ReactionM. P. Minitti, J. M. Budarz, A. Kirrander, J. S. Robinson, D. Ratner, T. J. Lane, D. Zhu, J. M. Glownia, M. Kozina, H. T. Lemke, M. Sikorski, Y. Feng, S. Nelson, K. Saita, B. Stankus, T. Northey, J. B. Hastings, and P. M. Weber
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 255501 (2015)
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