Toward atomic resolution diffractive imaging of isolated molecules with X-ray free-electron lasers

S. Stern, L. Holmegaard, F. Filsinger, A. Rouzee, A. Rudenko, Per Johnsson, A. V. Martin, A. Barty, C. Bostedt, J. Bozek, R. Coffee, S. Epp, B. Erk, L. Foucar, R. Hartmann, N. Kimmel, K-U. Kuehnel, J. Maurer, M. Messerschmidt, B. RudekD. Starodub, J. Thogersen, G. Weidenspointner, T. A. White, H. Stapelfeldt, D. Rolles, H. N. Chapman, J. Kuepper

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Abstract

We give a detailed account of the theoretical analysis and the experimental results of an X-ray-diffraction experiment on quantum-state selected and strongly laser-aligned gasphase ensembles of the prototypical large asymmetric rotor molecule 2,5-diiodobenzonitrile, performed at the Linac Coherent Light Source [Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 083002 (2014)]. This experiment is the first step toward coherent diffractive imaging of structures and structural dynamics of isolated molecules at atomic resolution, i.e., picometers and femtoseconds, using X-ray free-electron lasers.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)393-418
JournalFaraday Discussions
Volume171
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

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