Direct Measurement of Anharmonic Decay Channels of a Coherent Phonon
arXiv:1710.02207 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.125901
Abstract
We observe anharmonic decay of the photoexcited coherent A1g phonon in bismuth to points in the Brillouin zone where conservation of momentum and energy are satisfied for three-phonon scattering. The decay of a coherent phonon can be understood as a parametric resonance process whereby the atomic displacement periodically modulates the frequency of a broad continuum of modes. This results in energy transfer through resonant squeezing of the target modes. Using ultrafast diffuse x-ray scattering, we observe build up of coherent oscillations in the target modes driven by this parametric resonance over a wide range of the Brillouin zone. We compare the extracted anharmonic coupling constant to first principles calculations for a representative decay channel.
arXiv comment5 pages, 6 figures
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