Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method

With the rapid development of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) that can generate ultrashort X-ray pulses with a duration range from attoseconds to femtoseconds, the study of ultrashort XFEL pulse propagation in beamline systems is increasingly important, especially in dispersive beamline systems....

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Main Authors: Kai Hu, Zhenjiang Xing, Chuan Yang, Ye Zhu, Chen Wu, Zhongmin Xu, Qiuping Wang, Weiqing Zhang
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Published: International Union of Crystallography 2025-07-01
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author Kai Hu
Zhenjiang Xing
Chuan Yang
Ye Zhu
Chen Wu
Zhongmin Xu
Qiuping Wang
Weiqing Zhang
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Zhenjiang Xing
Chuan Yang
Ye Zhu
Chen Wu
Zhongmin Xu
Qiuping Wang
Weiqing Zhang
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description With the rapid development of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) that can generate ultrashort X-ray pulses with a duration range from attoseconds to femtoseconds, the study of ultrashort XFEL pulse propagation in beamline systems is increasingly important, especially in dispersive beamline systems. We developed a 6D phase space ray-tracing method to simulate pulse propagation in dispersive soft X-ray optical systems. We validated this method by simulating a typical dispersive optical system: a grating monochromator. The simulation indicated that the spatiotemporal properties such as pulse front tilt, pulse front rotation and angular dispersion can be described. Using this approach, we performed a start-to-end simulation of the Shenzhen Superconducting Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser (S3FEL) FEL-1 beamline. Compared with the 3D pulse propagation method based on Fourier optics, this significantly reduces the simulation time. Our work provides a useful tool for X-ray beamline systems design.
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spelling doaj-art-2f58136c8dae4878aeda491e5bfd0ca72025-08-20T03:28:04ZengInternational Union of CrystallographyJournal of Synchrotron Radiation1600-57752025-07-0132494295010.1107/S1600577525004849zhu5007Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing methodKai Hu0Zhenjiang Xing1Chuan Yang2Ye Zhu3Chen Wu4Zhongmin Xu5Qiuping Wang6Weiqing Zhang7National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, ChinaInstitute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen 518107, ChinaInstitute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen 518107, ChinaInstitute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen 518107, ChinaInstitute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen 518107, ChinaInstitute of Advanced Light Source Facilities, Shenzhen 518107, ChinaNational Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230029, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, ChinaWith the rapid development of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) that can generate ultrashort X-ray pulses with a duration range from attoseconds to femtoseconds, the study of ultrashort XFEL pulse propagation in beamline systems is increasingly important, especially in dispersive beamline systems. We developed a 6D phase space ray-tracing method to simulate pulse propagation in dispersive soft X-ray optical systems. We validated this method by simulating a typical dispersive optical system: a grating monochromator. The simulation indicated that the spatiotemporal properties such as pulse front tilt, pulse front rotation and angular dispersion can be described. Using this approach, we performed a start-to-end simulation of the Shenzhen Superconducting Soft X-ray Free Electron Laser (S3FEL) FEL-1 beamline. Compared with the 3D pulse propagation method based on Fourier optics, this significantly reduces the simulation time. Our work provides a useful tool for X-ray beamline systems design.https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600577525004849x-ray pulse propagation6d phase spacing ray-tracingbeamline designfree electron lasersynchrotron radiation
spellingShingle Kai Hu
Zhenjiang Xing
Chuan Yang
Ye Zhu
Chen Wu
Zhongmin Xu
Qiuping Wang
Weiqing Zhang
Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
x-ray pulse propagation
6d phase spacing ray-tracing
beamline design
free electron laser
synchrotron radiation
title Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method
title_full Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method
title_fullStr Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method
title_full_unstemmed Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method
title_short Modeling of X-ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6D phase space ray-tracing method
title_sort modeling of x ray pulse propagation in beamline systems using a 6d phase space ray tracing method
topic x-ray pulse propagation
6d phase spacing ray-tracing
beamline design
free electron laser
synchrotron radiation
url https://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600577525004849
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