Zeinab Ebrahimpour, Dan Cojoc, Emiliano Principi, Riccardo Mincigrucci
{"title":"超快软x射线实验中液滴光踢送样品。","authors":"Zeinab Ebrahimpour, Dan Cojoc, Emiliano Principi, Riccardo Mincigrucci","doi":"10.1107/S1600577525005430","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We present a technique based on the optical force of a femtosecond laser acting on liquid micro-droplets for their precise manipulation in a vacuum, enabling an efficient sample delivery system for soft X-ray experiments. Conventional liquid jet methods, which are utilized in soft X-ray experiments, consume large sample volumes and offer limited control over droplet trajectories, leading to significant sample waste. Our approach uses optical forces from a femtosecond-pulsed focused laser to deflect free-falling droplets, guiding them with high precision toward the interaction region. This significantly reduces sample waste while enabling real-time control over droplet positioning. To understand the behavior of droplets in vacuum and their interaction with the focused laser beam, we employ theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. Hertz-Knudsen equations describe the thermodynamics of free-falling and deflected droplets, allowing estimation of their temperature and size as a function of time and position. The optical force acting on the droplets is determined using the transfer matrix method and Lorenz-Mie theory. The proposed technique provides fine tuning over delivery time and thermodynamic properties of the liquid sample, offering a promising platform for investigating supercooled liquid micro-droplets and phase transitions. It is a particularly well suited liquid sample delivery method for ultrafast X-ray experiments using tabletop sources, as well as current and future free-electron laser and high harmonic generation facilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48729,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Synchrotron Radiation","volume":" ","pages":"1184-1193"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12416435/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Optical kicking of liquid droplets for sample delivery in ultrafast soft X-ray experiments.\",\"authors\":\"Zeinab Ebrahimpour, Dan Cojoc, Emiliano Principi, Riccardo Mincigrucci\",\"doi\":\"10.1107/S1600577525005430\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p><p>We present a technique based on the optical force of a femtosecond laser acting on liquid micro-droplets for their precise manipulation in a vacuum, enabling an efficient sample delivery system for soft X-ray experiments. Conventional liquid jet methods, which are utilized in soft X-ray experiments, consume large sample volumes and offer limited control over droplet trajectories, leading to significant sample waste. Our approach uses optical forces from a femtosecond-pulsed focused laser to deflect free-falling droplets, guiding them with high precision toward the interaction region. This significantly reduces sample waste while enabling real-time control over droplet positioning. To understand the behavior of droplets in vacuum and their interaction with the focused laser beam, we employ theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. Hertz-Knudsen equations describe the thermodynamics of free-falling and deflected droplets, allowing estimation of their temperature and size as a function of time and position. The optical force acting on the droplets is determined using the transfer matrix method and Lorenz-Mie theory. The proposed technique provides fine tuning over delivery time and thermodynamic properties of the liquid sample, offering a promising platform for investigating supercooled liquid micro-droplets and phase transitions. It is a particularly well suited liquid sample delivery method for ultrafast X-ray experiments using tabletop sources, as well as current and future free-electron laser and high harmonic generation facilities.</p>\",\"PeriodicalId\":48729,\"journal\":{\"name\":\"Journal of Synchrotron Radiation\",\"volume\":\" \",\"pages\":\"1184-1193\"},\"PeriodicalIF\":3.0000,\"publicationDate\":\"2025-09-01\",\"publicationTypes\":\"Journal Article\",\"fieldsOfStudy\":null,\"isOpenAccess\":false,\"openAccessPdf\":\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12416435/pdf/\",\"citationCount\":\"0\",\"resultStr\":null,\"platform\":\"Semanticscholar\",\"paperid\":null,\"PeriodicalName\":\"Journal of Synchrotron Radiation\",\"FirstCategoryId\":\"101\",\"ListUrlMain\":\"https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525005430\",\"RegionNum\":3,\"RegionCategory\":\"物理与天体物理\",\"ArticlePicture\":[],\"TitleCN\":null,\"AbstractTextCN\":null,\"PMCID\":null,\"EPubDate\":\"2025/7/21 0:00:00\",\"PubModel\":\"Epub\",\"JCR\":\"\",\"JCRName\":\"\",\"Score\":null,\"Total\":0}","platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Synchrotron Radiation","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525005430","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/7/21 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Optical kicking of liquid droplets for sample delivery in ultrafast soft X-ray experiments.
We present a technique based on the optical force of a femtosecond laser acting on liquid micro-droplets for their precise manipulation in a vacuum, enabling an efficient sample delivery system for soft X-ray experiments. Conventional liquid jet methods, which are utilized in soft X-ray experiments, consume large sample volumes and offer limited control over droplet trajectories, leading to significant sample waste. Our approach uses optical forces from a femtosecond-pulsed focused laser to deflect free-falling droplets, guiding them with high precision toward the interaction region. This significantly reduces sample waste while enabling real-time control over droplet positioning. To understand the behavior of droplets in vacuum and their interaction with the focused laser beam, we employ theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. Hertz-Knudsen equations describe the thermodynamics of free-falling and deflected droplets, allowing estimation of their temperature and size as a function of time and position. The optical force acting on the droplets is determined using the transfer matrix method and Lorenz-Mie theory. The proposed technique provides fine tuning over delivery time and thermodynamic properties of the liquid sample, offering a promising platform for investigating supercooled liquid micro-droplets and phase transitions. It is a particularly well suited liquid sample delivery method for ultrafast X-ray experiments using tabletop sources, as well as current and future free-electron laser and high harmonic generation facilities.
期刊介绍:
Synchrotron radiation research is rapidly expanding with many new sources of radiation being created globally. Synchrotron radiation plays a leading role in pure science and in emerging technologies. The Journal of Synchrotron Radiation provides comprehensive coverage of the entire field of synchrotron radiation and free-electron laser research including instrumentation, theory, computing and scientific applications in areas such as biology, nanoscience and materials science. Rapid publication ensures an up-to-date information resource for scientists and engineers in the field.