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Abstract
The direct and optical control of x-ray transitions is studied theoretically by investigating the spectra of resonance fluorescence and absorption. The work is motivated by the rapid advances in x-ray science, enabling the application of quantum-control schemes at short wavelengths. In a two-level system we study Rabi oscillations of atomic inner-shell electrons, induced by intense x-ray pulses and competing with Auger decay, and their signature in the spectrum of resonance fluorescence. Subsequently, optical manipulation of x-ray transitions is examined, by employing an optical frequency comb coupling nearby excited levels to control their spontaneous decay. First, narrow-bandwidth x rays are adopted, giving rise to the periodic shaping of the atomic dynamic variables and the imprinting of a comb onto the x-ray resonance fluorescence spectrum. A more realistic model for an immediate experimental implementation is then provided, by developing a scheme to imprint a comb onto the absorption spectrum of an ultrashort x-ray pulse. An experimental realization of the predicted comb structures is anticipated to transfer the accuracy of optical frequency combs into the x-ray regime.
Dokumententyp: | Dissertation |
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Erstgutachter: | Keitel, Hon.-Prof. Dr. Christoph Helmut |
Tag der Prüfung: | 11 Dezember 2013 |
Erstellungsdatum: | 19 Dez. 2013 12:31 |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
Institute/Einrichtungen: | Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie > Dekanat der Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie |
DDC-Sachgruppe: | 530 Physik |
Freie Schlagwörter: | frequency combs, x-ray quantum optics, strong-field resonance fluorescence |