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    Sub-15-fs X-ray pump and X-ray probe experiment for the study of ultrafast magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic alloys
    (Washington, DC : Soc., 2021) Liu, Xuan; Merhe, Alaaeldine; Jal, Emmanuelle; Delaunay, Renaud; Jarrier, Romain; Chardonnet, Valentin; Hennes, Marcel; Chiuzbaian, Sorin G.; Légaré, Katherine; Hennecke, Martin; Radu, Ilie; Von Korff Schmising, Clemens; Grunewald, Særen; Kuhlmann, Marion; Lüning, Jan; Vodungbo, Boris
    In this paper, we present a new setup for the measurement of element-specific ultrafast magnetization dynamics in ferromagnetic thin films with a sub-15-fs time resolution. Our experiment relies on a split and delay approach which allows us to fully exploit the shortest X-rays pulses delivered by X-ray Free Electrons Lasers (close to the attosecond range), in an X-ray pump – X-ray probe geometry. The setup performance is demonstrated by measuring the ultrafast elemental response of Ni and Fe during demagnetization of ferromagnetic Ni and Ni80Fe20 (Permalloy) samples upon resonant excitation at the corresponding absorption edges. The transient demagnetization process is measured in both reflection and transmission geometry using, respectively, the transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect (T-MOKE) and the Faraday effect as probing mechanisms.
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    Element-specific magnetization dynamics of complex magnetic systems probed by ultrafast magneto-optical spectroscopy
    (Basel : MDPI, 2020) Korff Schmising, Clemens von; Willems, Felix; Sharma, Sangeeta; Yao, Kelvin; Borchert, Martin; Hennecke, Martin; Schick, Daniel; Radu, Ilie; Strüber, Christian; Engel, Dieter W.; Shokeen, Vishal; Buck, Jens; Bagschik, Kai; Viefhaus, Jens; Hartmann, Gregor; Manschwetus, Bastian; Grunewald, Soeren; Düsterer, Stefan; Jal, Emmanuelle; Vodungbo, Boris; Lüning, Jan; Eisebitt, Stefan
    The vision to manipulate and control magnetism with light is driven on the one hand by fundamental questions of direct and indirect photon-spin interactions, and on the other hand by the necessity to cope with ever growing data volumes, requiring radically new approaches on how to write, read and process information. Here, we present two complementary experimental geometries to access the element-specific magnetization dynamics of complex magnetic systems via ultrafast magneto-optical spectroscopy in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range. First, we employ linearly polarized radiation of a free electron laser facility to demonstrate decoupled dynamics of the two sublattices of an FeGd alloy, a prerequisite for all-optical magnetization switching. Second, we use circularly polarized radiation generated in a laboratory-based high harmonic generation setup to show optical inter-site spin transfer in a CoPt alloy, a mechanism which only very recently has been predicted to mediate ultrafast metamagnetic phase transitions. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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    Multi-color imaging of magnetic Co/Pt heterostructures
    (Melville, NY : AIP Publishing LLC, 2017) Willems, Felix; von Korff Schmising, Clemens; Weder, David; Günther, Christian M.; Schneider, Michael; Pfau, Bastian; Meise, Sven; Guehrs, Erik; Geilhufe, Jan; Merhe, Alaa El Din; Jal, Emmanuelle; Vodungbo, Boris; Lüning, Jan; Mahieu, Benoit; Capotondi, Flavio; Pedersoli, Emanuele; Gauthier, David; Manfredda, Michele; Eisebitt, Stefan
    We present an element specific and spatially resolved view of magnetic domainsin Co/Pt heterostructures in the extreme ultraviolet spectral range. Resonantsmall-angle scattering and coherent imaging with Fourier-transform holographyreveal nanoscale magnetic domain networks via magnetic dichroism of Co at theM2,3 edges as well as via strong dichroic signals at the O2,3 and N6,7 edges of Pt.We demonstrate for the first time simultaneous, two-color coherent imaging at afree-electron laser facility paving the way for a direct real space access toultrafast magnetization dynamics in complex multicomponent material systems.
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    Toward ultrafast magnetic depth profiling using time-resolved x-ray resonant magnetic reflectivity
    (Melville, NY : AIP Publishing LLC, 2021) Chardonnet, Valentin; Hennes, Marcel; Jarrier, Romain; Delaunay, Renaud; Jaouen, Nicolas; Kuhlmann, Marion; Ekanayake, Nagitha; Léveillé, Cyril; von Korff Schmising, Clemens; Schick, Daniel; Yao, Kelvin; Liu, Xuan; Chiuzbăian, Gheorghe S.; Lüning, Jan; Vodungbo, Boris; Jal, Emmanuelle
    During the last two decades, a variety of models have been developed to explain the ultrafast quenching of magnetization following femtosecond optical excitation. These models can be classified into two broad categories, relying either on a local or a non-local transfer of angular momentum. The acquisition of the magnetic depth profiles with femtosecond resolution, using time-resolved x-ray resonant magnetic reflectivity, can distinguish local and non-local effects. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of this technique in a pump–probe geometry using a custom-built reflectometer at the FLASH2 free-electron laser (FEL). Although FLASH2 is limited to the production of photons with a fundamental wavelength of 4 nm (≃310 eV), we were able to probe close to the Fe L3 edge (706.8 eV) of a magnetic thin film employing the third harmonic of the FEL. Our approach allows us to extract structural and magnetic asymmetry signals revealing two dynamics on different time scales which underpin a non-homogeneous loss of magnetization and a significant dilation of 2 Å of the layer thickness followed by oscillations. Future analysis of the data will pave the way to a full quantitative description of the transient magnetic depth profile combining femtosecond with nanometer resolution, which will provide further insight into the microscopic mechanisms underlying ultrafast demagnetization.