Single-Shot Coherent X-ray Imaging Instrument at PAL-XFEL

We developed a single-shot coherent X-ray imaging instrument at the hard X-ray beamline of the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory X-ray Free Electron Laser (PAL-XFEL). This experimental platform was established to conduct a variety of XFEL experiments, including coherent diffraction imaging (CDI), X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS), and coherent X-ray scattering (CXS). Based on the forward-scattering geometry, this instrument utilizes a fixed-target method for sample delivery. It is well optimized for single-shot-based experiments in which one expects to observe the ultrafast phenomena of nanoparticles at picosecond temporal and nanometer spatial resolutions. In this paper, we introduce a single-shot coherent X-ray imaging instrument and report pump-probe coherent diffraction imaging (PPCDI) of Ag nanoparticles as an example of its applications.

Automated summary

The single-shot coherent X-ray imaging instrument developed at PAL-XFEL is optimized for observing ultrafast phenomena of nanoparticles at picosecond temporal and nanometer spatial resolutions, and has been used for experiments such as coherent diffraction imaging and X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy.