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Dynamics in a cluster under the influence of intense femtosecond hard X-ray pulses

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In this paper we examine the behavior of small cluster of atoms in a short (10-50 fs) very intense hard X-ray (10 keV) pulse. We use numerical modeling based on the non-relativistic classical equation of motion. Quantum processes are taken into account by the respective cross-sections. We show that there is a Coulomb explosion, which has a different dynamics than one finds in classical laser driven cluster explosions. We discuss the consequences of our results to single molecule imaging by the free electron laser pulses.

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    Z. Jurek, G. Faigel & M. Tegze

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Received: 22 September 2003, Published online: 9 March 2004

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61.80.-x Physical radiation effects, radiation damage - 36.40.-c Atomic and molecular clusters - 61.46. + w Nanoscale materials: clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes, and nanocrystals

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Jurek, Z., Faigel, G. & Tegze, M. Dynamics in a cluster under the influence of intense femtosecond hard X-ray pulses. Eur. Phys. J. D 29, 217–229 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2004-00033-3

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