Dr. Thomas Tschentscher Profile

Dr. Thomas Tschentscher

Scientific Director, Mbr. of the Management Board at European XFEL GmbH

SPIE Involvement:

Editor | Author

Proceedings Article | 18 April 2021 Presentation

Introduction to the presentations on X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers: Advances in Source Development and Instrumentation

Thomas Tschentscher, Luc Patthey, Kai Tiedtke, Marco Zangrando

Proceedings Volume 11776, 117760K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595254

Proceedings Article | 29 June 2017 Presentation

Starting up European XFEL (Conference Presentation)

Thomas Tschentscher

Proceedings Volume 10241, 102410I (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2269814

KEYWORDS: Optoelectronics, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 21 June 2017 Presentation

Non-thermal damage to lead tungstate induced by intense short-wavelength laser radiation (Conference Presentation)

Vojtech Vozda, Pavel Boháček, Tomáš Burian, Jaromir Chalupský, Vera Hájková, Libor Juha, Ludek Vyšín, Jérôme Gaudin, Philip Heimann, Stefan Hau-Riege, Marek Jurek, Dorota Klinger, Jacek Krzywinski, Marc Messerschmidt, Stefan Moeller, Robert Nagler, Jerzy Pelka, Michael Rowen, William Schlotter, Michele Swiggers, Harald Sinn, Ryszard Sobierajski, Kai Tiedtke, Sven Toleikis, Thomas Tschentscher, Joshua Turner, Hubertus Wabnitz, Art Nelson, Maria Kozlova, Sam Vinko, Thomas Whitcher, Thomas Dzelzainis, Oldrich Renner, Karel Saksl, Roland Fäustlin, Ali Khorsand, Marta Fajardo, Bianca Iwan, Jakob Andreasson, Janos Hajdu, Nicusor Timneanu, Justin Wark, David Riley, Richard Lee, Mitsuru Nagasono, Makina Yabashi

Proceedings Volume 10236, 102360G (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2270944

KEYWORDS: Physics, Stanford Linear Collider, Free electron lasers, Lead, Photons, States of matter, Materials processing, Electrons, Analytical research, Raman spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2017 Presentation

Integrating high-repetition rate high-energy/high-intensity laser to FEL experiments (Conference Presentation)

Motoaki Nakatsutsumi, Gerd Priebe, Karen Appel, Carsten Baehtz, Thomas Cowan, Sebastian Goede, Zuzana Konopkova, Max Lederer, Alexander Pelka, Toma Toncian, Thomas Tschentscher, Ulf Zastrau, Bolun Chen

Proceedings Volume 10237, 102370Y (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267992

KEYWORDS: Physics, Current controlled current source, Laser optics, Free electron lasers, X-ray optics, X-rays, Femtosecond phenomena, X-ray lasers, X-ray sources, High power lasers

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2014 Paper

A hard x-ray split-and-delay unit for the HED experiment at the European XFEL

Sebastian Roling, Karen Appel, Stefan Braun, Alexey Buzmakov, O. Chubar, Peter Gawlitza, Liubov Samoylova, Björn Siemer, Evgeny Schneidmiller, Harald Sinn, Frank Siewert, Thomas Tschentscher, Frank Wahlert, Michael Wöstmann, Mikhail Yurkov, Helmut Zacharias

Proceedings Volume 9210, 92100B (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061879

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Multilayers, X-rays, Coating, Wavefronts, Beam splitters, Adaptive optics, Picosecond phenomena, Reflectivity, Temporal coherence

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2013 Paper

Results from single shot grazing incidence hard x-ray damage measurements conducted at the SACLA FEL

Andrew Aquila, Cigdem Ozkan, Ryszard Sobierajski, Vera Hájková, Tomás Burian, Jakub Chalupsky, Libor Juha, Michael Störmer, Haruhiko Ohashi, Takahisa Koyama, Kensuke Tono, Yuichi Inubushi, Makina Yabashi, Harald Sinn, Thomas Tschentscher, Adrian Mancuso, Jérôme Gaudin

Proceedings Volume 8777, 87770H (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017725

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, X-rays, Carbon, Mirrors, Grazing incidence, Hard x-rays, Optical coatings, X-ray optics, Laser damage threshold, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 2011 Paper

Temporal and coherence properties of hard x-ray FEL radiation following Bragg diffraction by crystals

Vladimir Bushuev, Liubov Samoylova, Harald Sinn, Thomas Tschentscher

Proceedings Volume 8141, 81410T (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893054

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Diffraction, Temporal coherence, Correlation function, Reflection, Statistical analysis, X-rays, Diamond, Hard x-rays, Free electron lasers

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

Soft x-ray Thomson scattering in warm dense hydrogen at FLASH

R. Fäustlin, S. Toleikis, Th. Bornath, T. Döppner, S. Düsterer, E. Förster, C. Fortmann, S. Glenzer, S. Göde, G. Gregori, R. Irsig, T. Laarmann, H. Lee, B. Li, K.-H. Meiwes-Broer, J. Mithen, A. Przystawik, H. Redlin, R. Redmer, H. Reinholz, G. Röpke, F. Tavella, R. Thiele, J. Tiggesbäumker, I. Uschmann, U. Zastrau, Th. Tschentscher

Proceedings Volume 7451, 74510D (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825958

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, Plasmas, Thomson scattering, Hydrogen, X-rays, Photons, Scattering, Extreme ultraviolet, Laser scattering, Laser optics

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2009 Paper

Perspective for high energy density studies on x-ray FELs

R. Lee, B. Nagler, U. Zastrau, R. Fäustlin, S. Vinko, T. Whitcher, R. Sobierajski, J. Krzywinski, L. Juha, A. Nelson, S. Bajt, K. Budil, R. Cauble, T. Bornath, T. Burian, J. Chalupsky, H. Chapman, J. Cihelka, T. Döppner, T. Dzelzainis, S. Düsterer, M. Fajardo, E. Förster, C. Fortmann, S. Glenzer, S. Göde, G. Gregori, V. Hajkova, P. Heimann, M. Jurek, F. Khattak, A. Khorsand, D. Klinger, M. Kozlova, T. Laarmann, H.-J. Lee, K.-H. Meiwes-Broer, P. Mercere, W. Murphy, A. Przystawik, R. Redmer, H. Reinholz, D. Riley, G. Röpke, K. Saksl, R. Thiele, J. Tiggesbäumker, S. Toleikis, T. Tschentscher, I. Uschmann, R. Falcone, R. Shepherd, J. Hastings, W. White, J. Wark

Proceedings Volume 7451, 74510E (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825349

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, X-rays, Extreme ultraviolet, Electrons, Absorption, Luminescence, Liquid crystal lasers, Photons, Fusion energy, Chemical species

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2009 Paper

Damage study for the design of the European XFEL beamline optics.

J. Gaudin, H. Sinn, L. Samoylova, F. Yang, T. Tschentscher

Proceedings Volume 7361, 736105 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.821890

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Silicon, Optical components, Wavefronts, Monochromators, X-ray optics, Monte Carlo methods, Free electron lasers, Coating

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2009 Paper

Sub-micron focusing of soft x-ray free electron laser beam

S. Bajt, H. Chapman, A. Nelson, R. Lee, S. Toleikis, P. Mirkarimi, J. Alameda, S. Baker, H. Vollmer, R. Graff, A. Aquila, E. Gullikson, J. Meyer Ilse, E. Spiller, J. Krzywinski, L. Juha, J. Chalupský, V. Hájková, J. Hajdu, T. Tschentscher

Proceedings Volume 7361, 73610J (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822498

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Carbon, Contamination, Mirrors, Plasma, Oxygen, Free electron lasers, Wavefronts, X-rays, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2009 Paper

Response of molecular solids to ultra-intense femtosecond soft x-ray pulses

J. Chalupský, L. Juha, V. Hájková, J. Cihelka, L. Vysin, J. Gautier, J. Hajdu, S. Hau-Riege, M. Jurek, J. Krzywinski, Ri. London, E. Papalazarou, J. Pelka, G. Rey, S. Sebban, R. Sobierajski, N. Stojanovic, K. Tiedtke, S. Toleikis, T. Tschentscher, C. Valentin, H. Wabnitz, P. Zeitoun

Proceedings Volume 7361, 736108 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822297

KEYWORDS: Polymethylmethacrylate, Laser ablation, X-rays, Solids, Atomic force microscopy, X-ray lasers, Chemical species, Signal attenuation, Gaussian beams, Surface roughness

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2009 Paper

Optical emission spectroscopy of various materials irradiated by soft x-ray free-electron laser

J. Cihelka, L. Juha, J. Chalupský, F. Rosmej, O. Renner, K. Saksl, V. Hájková, L. Vyšin, E. Galtier, R. Schott, A. Khorsand, D. Riley, T. Dzelzainis, A. Nelson, R. Lee, P. Heimann, B. Nagler, S. Vinko, J. Wark, T. Whitcher, S. Toleikis, T. Tschentscher, R. Faustlin, H. Wabnitz, S. Bajt, H. Chapman, J. Krzywinski, R. Sobierajski, D. Klinger, M. Jurek, J. Pelka, S. Hau-Riege, R. London, J. Kuba, N. Stojanovic, K. Sokolowski-Tinten, A. Gleeson, M. Störmer, J. Andreasson, J. Hajdu, N. Timneanu

Proceedings Volume 7361, 73610P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822766

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Plasma, Silicon, Ions, Free electron lasers, Copper, Chemical species, Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Emission spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 30 April 2009 Paper

Requirements on hard x-ray grazing incidence optics for European XFEL: analysis and simulation of wavefront transformations

Liubov Samoylova, Harald Sinn, Frank Siewert, Hidekazu Mimura, Kazuto Yamauchi, Thomas Tschentscher

Proceedings Volume 7360, 73600E (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822251

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Wavefronts, X-ray optics, Wave propagation, Optical components, Free electron lasers, Hard x-rays, Reflection, X-rays, Grazing incidence

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 2007 Paper

X-ray optics power considerations for high intensity x-ray free-electron lasers based on superconducting technology

Th. Tschentscher, H. Sinn, K. Tiedtke, H. Wabnitz

Proceedings Volume 6586, 65860R (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.725550

KEYWORDS: Free electron lasers, X-rays, X-ray optics, Optical components, Mirrors, Monochromators, Crystals, Superconductors, Chemical species, Signal attenuation

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