A Schematic of the Approach Used to Capture Water Dynamics on the Ultrafast Timescale (IMAGE)

Stockholm University

A Schematic of the Approach Used to Capture Water Dynamics on the Ultrafast Timescale

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A schematic of the approach used to capture water dynamics on the ultrafast timescale. If one were able to photograph the molecules in real space with different exposure times, the image would become gradually blurry because of the motion of the molecules. This is done with x-ray scattering in the so-called reciprocal space, where the diffraction pattern is gradually smoother for longer pulse durations.

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