3 papers
physics.optics2026
Spin waves excited by hard x-ray transient gratings
Peter R. Miedaner, Alexei A. Maznev, Mykola Biednov +49
Recent progress in ultrafast x-ray sources helped establish x-rays as an important tool for probing lattice and magnetic dynamics initiated by femtosecond optical pulses. Here, we…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Ultrafast light-induced formation of a metastable hidden state in bismuth vanadate
Viktoria F. Kunzelmann, Verena Streibel, Philip Schwinghammer +24
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO) is a key photocatalyst for solar fuel applications, yet fundamental questions remain regarding the nature of photogenerated polaronic states and the lat…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Laser-induced ultrafast structural transformations in thin Fe layer revealed by time-resolved X-ray diffraction
O. Liubchenko, J. Antonowicz, K. Sokolowski-Tinten +27
The ultrafast structural response of a thin iron film to sub-ps pulsed laser-induced heating has been investigated using time-resolved X-ray diffraction in the partial melting regi…