Ultrafast structural dynamics studied by kilohertz time-resolved x-ray diffraction

Guo Xin^a),^b), Jiang Zhou-Ya^c),^d), Chen Long^c),^d), Chen Li-Ming^b),^d), Xin Jian-Guo^a), Rentzepis Peter M.^e), Chen Jie†^c),^d)

Rocking curves of the heated and cold areas of a 200-nm Au (111) crystal, at 50-ps delay time. Inset: CCD images recorded after 20-s exposure: (a) without 400-nm and (b) with 400-nm illumination.