{"title":"Perspective: an X-ray view of the coherent driving of materials","authors":"Steven L. Johnson, Urs Staub","doi":"10.1038/s41535-025-00799-8","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>We discuss new opportunities in the study of materials arising from combining high intensity, phase-stable light pulses in the THz and mid-infrared with current and upcoming instrumentation at X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) facilities. We briefly summarize the relevant new technologies involved in making long-wavelength pump pulses, and upcoming advances in XFEL instrumentation. We also describe some initial key experiments in this quickly developing field, and provide an outlook.</p>","PeriodicalId":19283,"journal":{"name":"npj Quantum Materials","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"npj Quantum Materials","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-025-00799-8","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We discuss new opportunities in the study of materials arising from combining high intensity, phase-stable light pulses in the THz and mid-infrared with current and upcoming instrumentation at X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) facilities. We briefly summarize the relevant new technologies involved in making long-wavelength pump pulses, and upcoming advances in XFEL instrumentation. We also describe some initial key experiments in this quickly developing field, and provide an outlook.
期刊介绍:
npj Quantum Materials is an open access journal that publishes works that significantly advance the understanding of quantum materials, including their fundamental properties, fabrication and applications.